For all the latest news from in and around Bolton, sign up for the free MyBolton newsletter South African and Indian variants of Covid-19 have been identified in Bolton, Public Health England (PHE) has confirmed.
Covid-19 rates across the borough are now among the fastest-rising in the UK, and public health bodies across the rest of Greater Manchester are understood to be monitoring the situation closely.
The area now has the fourth highest infection rate in the country, following a rise of 58 per cent in the seven days to April 29.
According to the PHE, rates are currently more than three times higher than those in Wigan. Three small parts of Bolton - technically categorised as MSOAs, or Middle layer Super Output Areas - are also now