There are signs of a spike in coronavirus cases in Manchester, with the city recording its third-highest daily total of positive cases during the pandemic.
Some 655 people got positive results on Monday (December 13), the latest data shows. It comes as health chiefs confirmed Omicron has overtaken Delta as the most dominant variant in Manchester.
The Covid variant now accounts for more than half of all new cases in the city. READ MORE:Professor Chris Whitty urges people to cut down on social interactions before Christmas Other parts of Greater Manchester are also seeing significant increases in Omicron cases, which will soon be the dominant variant across the country, Manchester's director of public health David Regan said.