Bolton in the last two weeks was 'two to three times higher' than in other parts of the country, according to the test and trace boss.
Baroness Dido Harding said over 13,000 people were tested in the borough in last 14 days.That is 'two to three times' higher than the average number of tests being carried out across the rest of England.
The borough still has the highest infection rate in the country at more than 200 cases per 100,000 people. And yet, residents showing symptoms have been struggling to access Covid tests.In recent days, people have been sent miles away from home for tests and mobile centres in key infection areas have failed to arrive.People became so worried that they travelled to A&E at the Royal Bolton Hospital in the.