Health Secretary says 17 to 21-year-olds account for large number of positive coronavirus cases - a week before universities return

What do you think about the lockdown rules where you live? Have your say in our survey...In the week to September 22 there were 173 Covid patients admitted to non-ICU beds - a significant leap from the beginning of the month when the figure stood at 66.While the Mayor has urged a sense of proportion, he will draw little comfort from the figures ahead of what he has admitted will be a ‘challenging’ autumn and winter period.The hospital admission figures are of people who had a confirmed case of

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a fifth of schools across the region, comes little over a fortnight after pupils started the new academic year. And with no official list available of all the bubble closures - and the Manchester Evening News only able to confirm cases after being alerted by parents - it's likely there are many more.

a fifth of the region's schools (247) have had confirmed cases - among either pupils, staff or both. At one secondary - Philips High in Whitefield, Bury - there have been 18 positive tests and the whole of Year 11 has been sent home.

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How has sending your child back to school been for you so far? Let us know in the survey below. If it fails to load click here. A spokesman for Bury Council told the Manchester Evening News that the situation has improved over the last week - including special arrangements enabling school staff to access tests through the testing centre at Waterfold and the opening of a third walk-in testing centre at Whitefield Library.

There has been a major spike in new coronavirus cases in Bury.More than 300 people in the borough tested positive for Covid-19 in just one week for the first time since the pandemic began, figures from Public Health England show.It takes the rate of infections in the town to 173 for every 100,000 people, which is significantly higher than it was during the first wave of the virus.The new cases mean only Bolton has a higher rate in Greater Manchester while the infection rate in Bury is now more

Six months on since the first national lockdown, coronavirus cases are back on the rise.

Ladybridge High in Bolton where every year group has been affected.

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risen again today - to 177.Among the cases confirmed today is the full closure of a second primary school in Greater Manchester.St Luke's Primary in Heywood had already sent home pupils in Years 2, 3 and 6, but now it's been forced to shut to all year groups amid 'staffing issues'.While some schools continue to send home entire year groups, others have more recently been restricting self-isolations to close contacts of confirmed cases - using seating plans to help identify those individuals they

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new helpline has been set up by the government to make it easier for settings to get advice on what steps to take following a positive case.

risen again today - to 133. Testing problems are continuing to make things even more stressful for teachers and families, with many unable to book tests.

Manchester Evening News has kept an up-to-date list of every school impacted in recent days.This is the full list, as things stand, on the evening of Tuesday, September 15.How has sending your child back to school been for you so far? Let us know in the survey below. If it fails to load click here.Use the handy search tool here to find out where cases have been confirmed, or see the full list below:Schools where cases and self-isolations have already been confirmed include:ManchesterSt Peter's

in Salford.  Police say it was suspected to be driven by 15 year olds. Enquiries are currently ongoing, a spokesman for GMP said.  A spokesman for GMP Stockport said: “Vehicle made off from officers earlier in the night, found abandoned short time later. “Driven on false plates, car traced to theft from Salford (Div).

residents across Greater Manchester struggle to find available appointments.

we reported how the number of schools with confirmed cases had risen to more than 65.

Infection rates are increasing across all ten boroughs, with all but three in the government's 'red alert' zone for areas above 50 cases per 100,000 people.Bolton is the highest at 160.7 with Tameside and Salford in the 80s, Oldham, Rochdale and Manchester in the 70s and Bury in the 60s.Wigan, Trafford and Stockport are all in the 30s but are all on an upward trend as well.There were 2,029 positive cases in the week ending September 7, the first time the number has gone above 2,000 since April

Andy Burnham has slammed health secretary Matt Hancock for the way the government has announced a string of new coronavirus restrictions affecting Greater Manchester.The region’s mayor says the approach has kept local leaders in the dark and led to ‘anxiety and confusion’ among residents.He said he fears ministers are in danger of ‘losing the public’ and is calling for a return to daily briefings led by expert scientists and medics.Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday afternoon, Mr