There have been 160 further cases of coronavirus reported in Bolton, according to the latest Government figures.
A total of 7,331 people have tested positive for the virus in the borough since the pandemic began, and the current rate is 2,549.5 per 100,000 of the population.
No new deaths have been recorded at Royal Bolton Hospital, meaning the total number of deaths remains at 264.
Nationally coronavirus cases have risen to 722,409 as 16,982 more people have tested positive for the virus.
There have been 67 further deaths within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test in the UK, bringing the total number of deaths to 43,646.
Currently there are 5,608 people in hospitals in the UK with coronavirus, with 592 patients on ventilators.
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