The number of Covid cases in Bolton has fallen, with the number of people requiring hospital treatment also falling, according to the latest figures.

The coronavirus infection rate had been rising slowly in the borough for a number of weeks, however, the latest figures show it has dropped once again.

People requiring hospital treatment for Covid-19 has also dropped significantly in the last week.

Bolton has had the highest rate in the country on a few occasions, most recently in May when the town was the first area to see a spike in infections due to the spread of the Delta variant of Covid.

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Surge testing and vaccinations were implemented after this, which helped to give Bolton the lowest infection rate for Greater Manchester for some time.

However, Manchester is now recording the lowest rate of cases in the region after its infection rate dropped significantly over recent weeks.

In the seven days to September 12, Bolton recorded 768 new positive cases of Covid-19, equalling an infection rate of 266.4 positive cases per 100,000 residents.

This is lower compared to the previous seven days, to September 5, where the borough recorded an infection rate of 269.6.

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Manchester is recording the lowest infection rate in the region, with 263.8 per 100,000, whereas Tameside is seeing the highest, despite a fall in cases, with 387.5 per 100,000.

Oldham is the only borough in the region to have seen a rise in cases in these seven days.

The number of people requiring treatment for Covid-19 at Bolton Hospital has also dropped, according to NHS England.

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As of September 14, the latest data available, 38 patients were being treated for coronavirus at the Royal Bolton Hospital.

This is a significant fall from just over seven days before, September 6, where 47 people were requiring treatment.

Patient numbers had dropped as low as 11 at the start of May, but the current number of patients is still far lower than previous highs during the pandemic, with Bolton Hospital treating as many as 150 people at points in January this year.

Greater Manchester infection rates

From left to right: name of local authority; nation or region of local authority; rate of new cases in the seven days to September 12; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to September 12; rate of new cases in the seven days to September 5; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to September 5.

Tameside, North-west England, 387.5, (880), 472.9, (1074)

Stockport, North-west England, 360.6, (1061), 394.0, (1159)

Oldham, North-west England, 330.8, (786), 313.1, (744)

Wigan, North-west England, 329.3, (1089), 342.0, (1131)

Trafford, North-west England, 314.0, (746), 363.7, (864)

Salford, North-west England, 307.6, (808), 362.8, (953)

Bury, North-west England, 284.7, (543), 316.2, (603)

Rochdale, North-west England, 277.7, (621), 295.1, (660)

Bolton, North-west England, 266.4, (768), 269.6, (777)

Manchester, North-west England, 263.8, (1466), 314.0, (1745)