Coronavirus infection rates have gone up in seven of Greater Manchester's ten boroughs, latest figures reveal. In Trafford, the 'weekly trend' has surged by 40 per cent.
The Manchester Evening News reported bosses in the borough have described the situation as 'very grave', with new guidance issued on children isolating and face masks at schools.
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The borough recorded a rate of 668.8 cases per 100,000 people in the week ending October 4, according to the latest data from Public Health England published on