Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox The leader of Manchester council says the city ‘can’t afford to have a take it or leave it attitude’ to Covid-19 vaccines amid surging case numbers.
Manchester city centre and neighbouring areas have emerged as virus hotspots while the city’s infection rates have climbed to the third highest in Greater Manchester.
As of Wednesday June 9, there were 229.5 Covid cases per 100,000 people, which is more than four times the national average.
A total of 1,269 people tested positive for Covid in Manchester in the week to June 5, which is 569 more than the week before.