Don't miss a thing that's happening in and around Bury by signing up to the free MyBury newsletter Public health chiefs across the region are preparing for potential spikes in Covid-19 cases following the rapid rise in infection rates in Bolton.
Councillors in Wigan and Bury say they are concerned about transmission of the virus into their boroughs and are already planning for any possible outbreaks.
Bolton now has the highest infection rates in the UK and has seen a 127 percent rise in the number of cases per 100,00 people over the last week.
This is thought to have been driven by the B.1.617.2 strain of the virus, often called the Indian variant. Bolton North East MP Mark Logan, Bolton council leader David Greenhalgh and Greater