Thousands more cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Greater Manchester as the number of infections nationally has reached a three-month high.
The number of UK infections is up by 23 per cent in the space of a week, with another 45,140 cases recorded today (October 17).
Today's rise is the largest since July 20. READ MORE:What it's like to be falsely accused of being a paedophile In Greater Manchester, rates are spiking in eight boroughs, according to the latest data from Public Health England.
And infection rates in one area have nearly doubled in the last seven day period. The number of cases per 100,000 people in Rochdale rose by 47 per cent in the week ending October 13.