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Oldham now England's worst-hit coronavirus hotspot as cases surge in Hull and Wigan

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Oldham is now England's worst-hit coronavirus hotspot after cases there surged in the past week. Figures show the Greater Manchester town reporting the highest number of infections in England, with 1,759 new cases recorded in the seven days to October 31 Infections there are the equivalent of 741.8 cases per 100,000 people and is up from 675.6 cases per 100,000 last week.

It replaces Blackburn with Darwen which has seen its rate fall from 781.6 to 706.1 after reporting 1,057 new cases. Wigan has the third highest rate, up from 659.6 to 673.3, with 2,213 new cases of Covid-19.

Other areas recording big jumps in case rates include Hull which is up from 286.4 to 432.7, with 1,124 new cases. Newcastle-under-Lyme in the Midlands has also seen

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