Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox Coronavirus infection rates are continuing to surge in Bolton and now Bury, as the Indian variant continues to spread.
Cases are rising exponentially in Bolton, which currently has an infection rate over fifteen times higher than the national average.
The latest Public Health England figures show the rate in the borough, where concerns are mounting over the rapid spread of the B.1.617.2 strain, now stands at 384.6 per 100,000 people.
On Monday 17 May, Bolton had 266 cases - which is the biggest daily total in the borough since October. The infection rate in the town is now higher than it was in the January peak, when the country was ordered into a national