Hyde becomes Tameside's biggest Covid-19 hotspot as borough enters the 'red' zone
manchestereveningnews.co.ukHyde has become Tameside’s biggest Covid-19 hotspot as the rise in the infection rate pushes the borough back into the ‘red’ zone.According to the government, in the week to September 3 there were 121 new cases of coronavirus.September 2 saw 31 cases confirmed in the borough – the highest single day spike recorded by health chiefs since the peak of the pandemic in May.Council leader Brenda Warrington said it was ‘of concern’ that the number of infections continues to rise.A heat map of the country shows that cases are cropping up all across Tameside, in contrast to the neighbouring borough of Stockport which is broadly seeing low incidences of the virus.The rate of infection for Tameside has increased to 55.6 cases per 100,000 people and is.
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