One in 19 people in Oldham have had the virus, with areas including Alexandra Park and Werneth the worst hit. Alexandra Park and Glodwick have been a Covid hotspots for months with one in 11 people infected since the start of the pandemic.
The rate of infection in this area has started to fall in the last two weeks - with the latest Public Health data showing an infection rate of 414.1 per 100,000 people in the week leading up to November 14.
Yet people who live and work here say the damage caused by the virus is still having a huge impact on the community.On Glodwick Road there are a just a few people going about their business.Children can be heard chatting and singing at a local primary school and nursery but there are only a handful of.