For the latest news from in and around Wigan sign up to the MyWigan newsletter here The number of new Covid cases in Wigan has almost doubled in a week.
There were 586 new cases confirmed in the week up to June 6, up by 96pc compared to the week before, raising the infection rate to 178.3 per 100,000.
The area with the highest infection rate in the borough during that period was in Abram and Bickershaw where 37 new cases were confirmed over the week.
However, only four new coronavirus cases were confirmed during that week in Leigh North which is located directly to the east of Abram and Bickershaw.
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