New Covid-19 cases still rising but Wigan figure remains among region's lowest

This means the case rate for the borough is 136.3 per 100,000 residents.

Cases reported in the week ending September 25 rose to 462. This is still subject to change but seems to be the highest weekly total recorded during the pandemic, surpassing the 409 cases recorded in the week up to April 24.

However, Wigan's case rate remains the third-lowest in Greater Manchester and is also lower than the figures recorded in neighbouring St Helens and Warrington.

Its rate is also lower than the 150.4 per 100,000 residents recorded for the North West as a whole.

And there were no Covid-19 related deaths recorded in the borough in the most recent week of figures.

Wigan remains on red alert level for new cases and is an area of concern on the national escalation framework.

The tracker also shows how the majority of wards in the borough are seeing increasing numbers of cases.

Douglas had the most confirmed cases in the latest week with 34, followed by Abram and Hindley where there were 23.

Of the borough's 25 council wards 17 saw an increase in confirmed cases from the previous week.

These figures cover the period from September 19 to September 25.

The virus is also affecting the borough's education system, with 22 primary schools, a dozen high schools, two colleges, two nurseries and a special school all confirming cases in the latest week.

Pupils in all five year groups at St John Fisher Catholic High School in Beech Hill have had confirmed cases, while there have been positive test results in four year groups and among the staff at Hawkley Hall High School.