The rate of Covid in Oldham has continued to rise rapidly – in line with the national trend.

The latest figures from Public Health England show that there were 122 case in the town today.

The figure means there have been 619 cases in the last week, which is a rise of 43.3 per cent from the seven days before this.

Across the UK cases are rising at an almost identical rate of 43.9 per cent.

The daily cases total in Oldham is its highest level since January 12 this year, which was a short time after the third national lockdown began.

The rate of Covid per 100,000 people in the area stands at 219.7 per 100,000 people, more than double the national figure of 97.5.

There were no deaths in Oldham today which came within 28 days of a positive test for the virus.

Across the UK there were 19 deaths and there have been 101 over the last week, a worrying rise of 53 per cent.

The latest data also shows 137,181 people in Oldham have had their first dose of the virus, which is 70.8 per cent of the adult population.

A total of 101,883 have now had their second jab, which is 52.5 per cent of those eligible.