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Bury 'not out of the woods yet' in fight against coronavirus, say council bosses

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Health chiefs in Bury say the town is 'nowhere near out of the woods' in the fight against coronavirus. A total of 136 people have died from Covid-19 in Bury, and residents are being warned that the town is now at a 'critical stage' in managing the pandemic.

As lockdown is gradually eased, people are being urged to keep following the Government's safety guidelines to prevent a fresh surge in infections.

The warning comes following reports that the infection rate - otherwise known as the R rate - in Bury is rapidly falling, which the council says it is 'extremely concerned' by.

Lesley Jones, Bury’s director of public health, said: “Calculating the R rate is very complex, involving data from many sources. "National experts at Public Health

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