For all the latest news from in and around Bolton, sign up for the free MyBolton newsletter The coronavirus infection rate in Bolton is now more than 12 times the national average, the latest data shows.
The latest Public Health England figures show the transmission rate in the borough now stands at 282 per 100,000 people. The national average rate for England is 22.6.
A programme of surge testing is continuing in the borough after a rapid and dramatic rise in positive cases thought to be driven by the B.1.617.2 strain of the virus, often called the Indian variant.
Bolton MP Mark Logan is calling on the government to 'fast track' the borough to allow all over-18s to receive their jabs in the next 14 days. “We must aim to vaccinate Bolton