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the biggest numbers in one day since April.Data from August 27 showed the infection rate for Bolton was 34.8 cases per 100,000 of the population - an 82 per cent increase from the previous week.The day after, that figure rose to 44.2 cases for every 100,000 people, with 40 new infections confirmed by lab tests, according to the Public Health England data.The rate as of Saturday (August 29), stood at 42.4 - slightly down on Friday - following just one lab-confirmed case.When calls were made to bring the town out of Greater Manchester's lockdown, it was based on data from Monday (August 24), which showed a rate 17.4 new infections per 100,000 people - and detailed a consistently falling number of new cases.The borough has had 2,357 confirmed

Olly Murs has opened up about his sepsis battle, revealing doctors warned he had only ‘two hours’ in which to save his leg after a metal plate in his knee became infected. The Troublemaker singer underwent surgery on his knee last year, to repair an ACL injury, however three months later doctors feared an infected plate could turn deadly, with the singer risking fatal blood poisoning.Speaking about the moment months later, Olly admitted he kept the shocking news from his girlfriend, Amelia Tank, not wanting to ruin her weekend away celebrating a hen do.The 36-year-old told The Sun: ‘The surgeon told me, “You need to come into London now.

Pupils have been made to wear face masks at school in Scotland today under new regulations.

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Olly Murs has revealed he failed to tell his girlfriend Amelia Tank about his terrifying health crisis as he rushed to hospital for emergency surgery to save his leg.

baby born eight weeks early has described telling his son that his brother had 'gone to heaven'.Jaxon Osborne was born on July 19 with a growth on his arm that was openly bleeding.Parents Carl and Kerry watched as the tot was transferred to Arrow Park Hospital to Alder Hey in Merseyside after medics managed to stabilise the newborn.He defied fears he wouldn't make it to hospital and underwent lifesaving surgery, reports the Daily Mirror.Staff managed to remove the growth and stop the bleeding.But sadly Jaxon suffered from organ failure due to blood loss and was taken to intensive care.Carl, from Ellesmere Port, told the Liverpool Echo: "We thought he had a growth on his arm, they can sew him up and he'll be fine."Then you get struck with

There has been a significant rise in the number of new coronavirus cases registered in Bolton as the town prepares to come out of Greater Manchester's lockdown restrictions.On Friday the government announced that the borough would be exempt from the region's restrictions because the infection rate had remained low.At that time the figures showed a total of 17.4 new cases for every 100,000 people in Bolton.But, updated statistics from Public Health England show that number has now risen to 34.8 new infections as of today.That figure reached its peak on Friday, when the rate was 44.2 cases for every 100,000 people, with 40 new infections confirmed by lab tests.Today's numbers leave Bolton with the fourth highest rate of new cases out of the

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Katie Price has been enjoying a relaxing weekend away with her mum and sister after another dramatic week in her personal life.

will continue to be advised to avoid mixing with anyone from anther household anywhere. This is because it still has the highest infection rate in the region.

Trafford has gone back up sharply in the last couple of days. The weekly case total is now over 25 per 100,000 people, which takes the borough above the threshold to be placed on amber alert on the government watchlist for local intervention.The data published this afternoon gives infection rates up to Tuesday August 25 as there is a 3-4 day delay for cases to be fully reported.

Tougher restrictions which ban people from socialising with anyone they don’t live with are to remain in place for a further week in Oldham, the government has confirmed.The number of new coronavirus cases in the borough is now on a downward trend after spiking dramatically in the first week of August.The infection rate had climbed to 108 per 100,000 people, with 266 cases recorded in the seven days to August 11.Now the rate has now more than halved, down to 51.9 for the week ending August 24, with 123 cases.However the borough still has the highest incidences of Covid-19 in the country, according to Public Health England.It had been feared that Oldham was on the edge of being plunged into a full Leicester-style lockdown, with its pubs,

coronavirus R rate could be above one in every regions, the government says.The 'R value' or 'rate' reflects how infectious a virus is.If it is greater than one, the infection will spread exponentially, but if it is lower than one, it will spread slowly and eventually die out.In order for lockdown restrictions to be lifted in the UK, the R rate needed to be below one - and the aim is to keep it below that.However, latest data reveals that the R number range for England is currently between 0.9 and 1.1.As for the growth rate, that is -2 percent to +1% which means the number of new infections is somewhere between shrinking by 2% and growing by 1% every day.Every region, including the North West, has an R rate of 0.9 to 1.1, bar two - the East

Greater Manchester now has the lowest number of coronavirus cases since the end of July.There were 788 positive tests for the virus across all ten boroughs in the week ending August 24, the lowest number since July 28.Rates are calculated up to three days ago because of the delay in reporting cases.The infection rate is continuing to fall in Oldham, Rochdale, Salford and Bolton, with the number of cases falling in seven of the region's boroughs.Cases are still rising in Wigan, with an extra 10 cases recorded in the last seven days.

Oldham will be entitled to up to £182 if they have to self-isolate due to coronavirus, and can't work from home.The Health Secretary, Matt Hancock said the new payment scheme will start on Tuesday 1 September, for those living in areas with high infection rates.Residents in Oldham, Blackburn with Darwen, and Pendle who are on Universal Credit or Working Tax Credit, will be eligible for the money.Individuals who test positive for the virus will receive £130 for their 10-day period of isolation. Other members of their household who have to self-isolate for 14 days will be entitled to a payment of £182.Non-household contacts who are advised to quarantine through the NHS Test and Trace, will also be paid up to £182 - depending on the length of

As parts of the region have seen infection rates rise in recent weeks, some neighbourhoods in Bolton have had next to no confirmed coronavirus cases.A heatmap of the borough shows that last week there were three or more positive Covid-19 tests in Central Bolton, Astley Bridge and Rumworth.Little Lever had the most, with six cases in the week leading up to August 21.But in parts of Horwich, Westhoughton and Farnworth, there have been hardly any confirmed cases recorded for months.Over Hulton appears to have had no cases since May, according to the latest government data which only shows areas with three or more cases in a week.Hulton councillor Diane Parkinson said the area's low infection rate could be due to the high proportion of elderly

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The latest data shows the city has 42.7 cases per 100,000, with the minimum threshold to become a 'red alert' at 50 per 100,000. Areas of Oldham, which has been one of the worst affected places in England, remain particularly badly hit, with 17 new cases this week in Chadderton North, 12 in Oldham Town North, 13 in Busk, 24 in Alexandra Park and a massive 30 in Werneth.In spite of stricter local lockdown measures in the area, Oldham accounts for 96 of Greater Manchester’s new cases.

A new hotspot for coronavirus cases has emerged in Trafford.Firswood in the north of the borough saw 14 new cases between August 14 and August 20.The rise in new positive cases could be down to greater testing, according to the borough’s director of public health, Eleanor Roaf.There has been a site installed not far from Firswood at the UA92 campus for a number of weeks and this could also be driving the increase in confirmed cases there.Ms Roaf also explained that even if only a couple of households have a handful of cases confirmed – it can make a huge difference to the infection rate and numbers in an area.The infection rate in Trafford as a whole now stands at 18.1 per 100,000 population and is falling.Earlier in the pandemic, the

Coronavirus rates are now lower in Greater Manchester than they were at the start of the local lockdown, with the latest data suggesting a regional spike in cases has been reversed.Extra restrictions on the ten boroughs in the region have been in place for three full weeks after being announced on July 30.At the time the local lockdown was declared, infection rates were rising in all ten boroughs of Greater Manchester, and this trend continued broadly for the first two weeks after the measures were brought in.But in the third week, the upward trend hit a peak, and in many areas they have been falling sharply for the past seven days.Five of the boroughs now have weekly infection rates below 25 cases per 100,000 population - which means they