A new Covid hotspot has emerged in the borough of Rochdale as the country braces itself for an Omicron ‘tsunami’. The latest hyperlocal data shows that Heywood, Hopwood and Siddal Moor had the highest infection rate over the week to December 7.
The area recorded 74 positive tests - 36 more than the previous seven day period - which is a rate of 728.7 cases per 100,000 people. READ MORE : Oldham's biggest Covid-19 hotspots after suspected Omicron case found at school On Sunday night Prime Minister Boris Johnson addressed the nation following the chief medical officers' decision to raise the Covid Alert level to 4.
During the broadcast, he told people: “I am afraid we are now facing an emergency in our battle with the new variant, Omicron,