Bolton coronavirus infection rate falls below national average

Throughout the pandemic, Bolton has been recording a high infection rate compared to the rest of the country, in many instances recording the highest rate of cases per 100,000 residents.

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However, as the number of cases being recorded in Bolton has plummeted over recent weeks, this trend has been reversed.

In the seven days to July 29, Bolton recorded 665 new positive cases of Covid-19, equalling an infection rate of 231.3 new cases per 100,000 residents.

Bolton Council's campaign for people to test themselves twice a week

This is a significant fall from the previous seven days, to July 22, where the borough recorded 1,239 new cases of coronavirus at a rate of 430.9 per 100,000.

This means Bolton's rate is now far below the national infection rate average of around 296 cases per 100,000.

Stockport and Bury are recording rates just below the national average with Trafford around the average.

Covid-19 testing in Bolton town centre

Covid cases in Bolton have dropped as surge testing and vaccination efforts continue across the borough.

All residents are still being encouraged to take two LFD Covid tests a week with pop-up vaccination sites still jabbing as many people as possible in an effort to keep rates coming down.

Greater Manchester infection rates

From left to right: name of local authority; rate of new cases in the seven days to July 29; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to July 29; rate of new cases in the seven days to July 22; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to July 22.

Salford, 429.6, (1112), 601.2, (1556)

Manchester, 352.9, (1951), 480.2, (2655)

Oldham, 350.5, (831), 627.6, (1488)

Rochdale, 316.5, (704), 557.5, (1240)

Wigan, 308.5, (1014), 606.7, (1994)

Tameside, 308.2, (698), 570.4, (1292)

Trafford, 294.5, (699), 456.3, (1083)

Stockport, 291.7, (856), 514.6, (1510)

Bury, 291.6, (557), 467.6, (893)

Bolton, 231.3, (665), 430.9, (1239)