The areas of Bolton where coronavirus cases are on the rise

The borough saw a huge spike in infections in late April and early May due to the spread of the Delta variant which gave Bolton the highest infection rate in the country for some time.

However, during the last few weeks of July and the start of August cases had dropped significantly, giving the borough the lowest rate in the Greater Manchester region.

This has changed in recent days, with infection rates once again on the rise.

There is a varying story across the borough, with some areas of Bolton recording very little cases of Covid-19 in recent days, while some areas have seen a significant increase in cases.

Covid cases in Farnworth North, where the highest infection rate is being seen

Farnworth North is recording by far the highest rate of Covid cases in Bolton having recorded 23 new positive cases in the seven days to August 9.

This gives Farnworth North an infection rate of 371.0 if spread per 100,000 people.

Dunscar and Egerton saw 25 new cases in the seven days to August 9 giving it the second highest infection rate of 332.9 if spread per 100,000 people.

People queuing for Covid vaccinations at the ESSA academy in Bolton

Breightmet North also recorded an infection rate of over 300 new cases per 100,000 people, with 28 new cases of Covid-19 recorded in the area up to August 9 giving it a rate of 329.3 per 100,000.

Horwich East (294.4) and Hall i' th' Wood (290.9) also saw some of the highest infection rates in the borough.

While not recording as high a rate as these other areas, Bromley Cross and Bradshaw saw one of the highest increase in cases in the seven days to August 9.

An electronic notice board in Bolton town centre

Bromley Cross and Bradshaw recorded 20 new cases to August 9, nine more than in the previous seven days to August 2, giving it a rate of 275.7 per 100,000.

Although the infection rate for the borough as a whole is increasing, there are still many areas recording a very low amount of cases.

 

Burnden and Great Lever is recording by far the lowest amount of cases in the borough having seen just eight cases in the seven days to August 9.

This is seven fewer than the previous week, giving it an infection rate of 88.8 per 100,000.

Covid cases in Bolton central, where the lowest infection rate is seen

Lever Edge (102.1) and Gilnow with Victory (104.5) are both also recording low rates after seeing their number of cases drop over the last seven days.

The area to see the biggest drop in cases is Kearsley and Stoneclough which recorded 10 fewer cases than the previous seven days, bringing its infection rate down to 110.5 per 100,000.

Horwich North is recording a rate just over this with eight cases at 111.0 per 100,000.

While there are many areas recording a rate under 200 per 100,000, many of these places have seen a rise in cases.

Covid cases across Bolton - green is the lowest with purple/dark blue the highest

Rumworth North is recording a relatively low rate of 149.6 per 100,000 people, however, it saw seven more cases than in the previous seven days.

This also happened in Halliwell and Brownlow Fold, recording seven further cases than the week before, giving it a rate of 189.0 per 100,000.

To view the interactive map of Covid cases across the borough, visit coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/interactive-map/cases.

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