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hereInfection rates are calculated up to three days ago, in this case, the week ending August 13, because it takes a couple of days for the test results to be reported.In the week up to August 13, there were 998 positive tests across Greater Manchester.The Oldham infection rate has fallen to below 100, however the week-on-week trend for the borough is still upwards.

The total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Sunday, August 16 is:The latest figures come as the government announced that the region-wide lockdown restrictions would continue in Greater Manchester.The rules means people from different households can't meet in each other's gardens or homes.Get breaking news first on the free Manchester Evening News app - download it here for your Apple or Android device. You can also get a round-up of the biggest stories

Greater Manchester experienced 'heat lightening' instead, which meant no thunder and rain - just sharp bolts of light. It is thought to be caused from a distant thunderstorm which is too far away to hear the thunder.

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COVID-19 infection rate in the region.

criminal offences last week, with M.E.N. reporters there to cover the most serious cases.

Walkden among the top 20 most sought-after suburbs in the UK, according to research by Countrywide, the country's largest estate agency group.

In June last year 21,700 sales had been registered by this point. The drop is likely to be a combination of the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on both house sales and on the registration of sales.

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this link.- The government uses this data to determine whether to put a region into local lockdown. It would also be used to decide if local restrictions should be lifted.- The number of people being tested is rising, which will lead to the number of positive tests rising.

Greater Manchester's local lockdown will continue.Stricter rules on social gatherings announced last week will continue here, in West Yorkshire and Leicester.Preston has also been added to the list of places where households are banned from gathering in the homes and gardens of others.

expressed their frustrations at having the new restrictions imposed despite the relatively low rate of infection in the borough.

coronavirus in each borough. But at the start of what would have been the summer holidays, what does this mean in terms of travel? Can Mancunians still go on a day trip this summer? Will we be able to visit the beach with the kids? Or do we have to stay local?This is what you need to know about travelling out of the area during the Greater Manchester local lockdown.Yes, people in Greater Manchester can travel out of the area to visit the beach.

here“It’s younger people now, and not ill enough to be in hospital,” they said of those testing positive.Senior figures hope that the move to a major incident will be enough to avoid a Leicester-style full-on lockdown of the economy, which can only be implemented by the health secretary.Several said that was not currently on the horizon, but conceded it would depend on how the picture plays out.“If the situation worsens, then clearly other measures will have to be urgently considered,” said

New data has revealed the numbers of children in Greater Manchester - and the areas where they live - who have been classed as obese or overweight.

despite Greater Manchester's rising infection rates.The Prime Minister has said that shielding will still end this weekend despite the local lockdown - for everyone except those in Blackburn or Darwen and other high risk areas of the country. But people in Greater Manchester who have been shielding told the Manchester Evening News they would either continue as they were - or venture out reluctantly only because they no longer have the Government's protection and have to go to work.

coronavirus cases. The new measures were announced in a series of tweets on Thursday evening by health secretary Matt Hancock The revised restrictions also prevent members of two different households from mixing in pubs, restaurants and other hospitality venues.

Denton earlier this month. But now, the whole borough of Tameside could be subject to a banning order - as police attempt to regain control.

Cops swooped at properties across Greater Manchester - as well as Doncaster, South Yorkshire and Caistor in Lincolnshire.Now police have released the names of 10 people charged with various alleged offences.Callum Morris, 28, of Carr Bank Crescent, Atherton, has been charged with conspiracy to murder; conspiracy to possess a firearm with intent to endanger life; conspiracy to possess ammunition with intent to endanger life; conspiracy to supply a class A controlled drug - cocaine; and conspiracy