The number of over-60s testing positive for Covid-19 in Rochdale is more than double the national rate.People are now being urged to think about the 'potentially devastating' consequences of mixing with loved ones they don't live with as deaths in the borough surge.Covid-related deaths in Rochdale have quadrupled over the last three weeks, with 16 recorded in the last seven days - almost all were people over the age of 60.Outcomes for older people who catch Covid-19 are significantly worse than younger people.
People over 60 are more likely to become unwell with the virus, more likely to be hospitalised and more likely to die.Rochdale had seen more people in their 20s testing positive for Covid-19 than people over 60 during the pandemic,.