For all the latest news from in and around Bolton, sign up for the free MyBolton newsletter A second Covid-19 ward has been opened at the Royal Bolton Hospital to cope with demand.
The M.E.N. understands that there are now 49 patients being treated for the virus at the hospital in Farnworth, an increase from 41 on Tuesday (May, 25).
Nine of those being treated are currently in critical care and one patient is believed to be just 19 years old. It is thought that the decision to open a second ward for coronavirus patients in Bolton was due to a large number of younger, unvaccinated patients being admitted.
It comes after hospital bosses warned earlier this week about increasing pressure on services and said they would be taking 'urgent