Biggest Covid-19 hotspot in Greater Manchester as ‘Omicron’ variant cases rise across UK

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The biggest black point of Covid-19 infection is in Tamside, figures have revealed that the number of new cases of ‘Omicron’ runs into the hundreds.

There are now more than 200 confirmed cases of Omicron in the UK according to the UK Health and Security Agency.

However, scientific experts estimate that there are likely more than a thousand variant cases already circulating across the UK.

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The arrival of the alternative prompted Prime Minister Boris Johnson to announce tougher rules around travel and the wearing of masks, with face coverings being imposed again in shops and on public transport in England.

The return of pre-departure Covid tests for travelers to the UK will take effect on Tuesday 7 December.

The World Health Organization has warned that the Omicron variant of the coronavirus poses a ‘extremely high’ risk worldwide, and may lead to severe consequences in some regions.

This alternative also prompted the UK to put a number of African countries on its travel red list – Nigeria, South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho, Botswana, Eswatini, Zimbabwe, Angola, Mozambique, Malawi and Zambia.

Two ‘highly probable’ cases have been identified as a new mutation of Covid-19 in Bolton, according to local health chiefs.

Districts with the highest number of infections and localities with low cases can be revealed via an interactive map showing the number of positive Covid-19 test results in each neighborhood across the country using government data.

It shows the number of infections for each locality, divided into neighborhoods of nearly 7,000 people.

The number of new cases is then used to calculate the infection rate per 100,000 people.

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In the week ending November 30 – the latest local data – the biggest hotspot were Carrbrook and Micklehurst in Tamside.

And the infection rate was 899.8, with 65 new cases of the virus.

In second place was Eccles in Salford where there were 87 cases and the rate was 751.2.

It is followed by Romelli and Compstol in Stockport with a rate of 738.4, and 57 cases of COVID-19 have been recorded – an increase of 20 cases.

Beech Road and Chorlton Meadows in Manchester come fourth with 46 new cases and a local infection rate of 737.8 per 100,000 people.

Next is Woodhill higher in Bury, where 41 weekly cases resulted in an average of 717.8.

That was a whopping 156.2 per PC increase from last week, with 25 more people testing for the virus.

Orrell and Longshaw at Wigan are sixth.

And 92 new cases of Covid-19 were recorded, with a total infection rate of 712.

Denton East in Tameside scored an average of 704.3 in the week ending November 30, with 40 people tested for the coronavirus.

In eighth place is Manchester’s Wythenshaw East and Bell Hall borough, where 52 cases of the virus have been recorded.

This works out as a local infection rate of 693.5 per 100,000 people.

Heywood Heap Bridge and Darnhill in Rochdale come in with 61 cases, which equates to 674.9.

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Finally, Sale Central, in Trafford, ranked 10th with 69 cases and a local infection rate of 667.1.

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At the other end of the scale, Lever Edge in Bolton had the lowest infection rate in the region, at 44.9 with just four new cases.

This was a decrease of 16 cases from the previous seven-day period.

It is followed by Halliwell and Brownlow Fold, also in Bolton, with nine cases and a ratio of 104.8.

In third place is the Bolton neighborhood in Horwich East, where seven people tested positive for the virus in the week ending November 30.

This equates to a rate of 114.3 per 100,000 people.

The University of North and Whitworth Street in Manchester is next with 14 new cases and an average of 126.2.

Fifth place is Fallowfield Central in Manchester.

The 15 cases recorded there turn into an infection rate of 126.6.

It follows Ladybarn, who is also in Manchester with a rate of 126.6 cases and 12 new cases of Covid-19.

Salem in Oldham came in seventh with a local rate of 153.9, and 12 cases were registered in the week ending November 30.

Holm and the University of Manchester also make it among the top ten regions with the lowest infection rates, with a rate of 156.5 and 23 new cases.

City Center North and Collyhurst in Manchester ranked ninth with 12 cases of the virus, resulting in an infection rate of 160.1.

Finally, Manchester’s Piccadilly and Ancoates ranked 10th with an average of 162.3 cases out of 32 new cases.

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