Sign up to the MyTameside newsletter here to keep abreast of what's happening in your neighbourhood The latest coronavirus infection rates have shown that Tameside continues to be one of the worst-hit places in England.
Recording a rate of 417.0 cases per 100,000 people in the week ending August 28, the area is currently number 19 on the list of places nationally with the highest rate of infection.
Cases are also rising week-on-week in four other Greater Manchester boroughs, but the numbers aren’t nearly as high. READ MORE: Dad forced to become Manchester gang's 'servant' to protect his daughter The borough’s top health professionals say they are doing everything they can to tackle the spike.