For the latest Rochdale news sign up to the MyRochdale newsletter here Coronavirus cases are rising in more than half of all areas across Rochdale according to the latest data.
Figures from Public Health England for the week to June 18 show the borough had an infection rate of 239.6 per 100,000 people - a week-on-week increase of 14pc.
Although well above the national average, that is the fourth lowest in Greater Manchester where only Bolton and Stockport are seeing cases coming down. READ MORE: Across the borough, however, it is something of a mixed picture.
The most recent hyperlocal data shows that rates are rising in 14 areas of Rochdale while coming in the remaining 11. Milnrow East and Newhey had the highest infection rate for the