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Greater Manchester stays in Tier 3 - will it be enough as new variant rises elsewhere?

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direct to your inboxThe tide has turned.After weeks of declining infection rates in Greater Manchester, coronavirus cases are climbing again.

There has been a 10.6pc week-on-week rise in the region as of December 19, according to Public Health England. For now, Greater Manchester will remain under Tier 3 restrictions - but is it enough?Elsewhere in the country, the figures are more stark - rates of infection in England on average have risen by 60pc in a week.The average rate, 331.8 cases per 100,000 people, is much higher than that in Greater Manchester.

A record number of daily coronavirus cases have been recorded today, and deaths have risen to their highest levels since April.The uptick comes after a new fast-spreading strain of the.

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