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Greater Manchester's latest coronavirus infection rates as cases in Bolton continue to surge

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Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox Coronavirus infections are continuing to surge in Bolton.

The number of cases in the town has almost doubled week-on-week, the latest Public Health England figures show. Bolton's infection rate is currently 133.5 cases per 100,000 people.

That's the second highest in the UK. There were 384 positive Covid-19 tests in Bolton in the week ending May 6. That's 182 more - a 90 per cent increase - than the previous seven days.

On Monday PHE said the majority of UK cases linked to a new strain of the virus first detected in India have been found in Bolton and London.

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