Bolton records highest 7 day coronavirus rate in the country
Author: Ellie LinfordPublished 14th Sep 2020
Bolton has continued to record the highest 7-day coronavirus rate in the country.
Figures from Public Health England show there were another 552 cases of Covid-19 in the town in the week to the 10th of September - the equivalent of 192.0 per 100,000 people
This is the highest rate in England and it is up from 126.2 in the seven days to September 3.
New testing sites are being set up this week to try and find hotspots.
Blackburn with Darwen has the second highest rate, up from 61.5 to 118.2 with 177 new cases.
Manchester has also seen a sharp rise (up from 54.3 to 77.4, with 428 new cases).
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