No, Wigan is not 'on the verge of Covid lockdown' like Leicester - there were just two new cases last week
hereManchester’s infection rate is currently around 10 cases per 100,000.Wigan’s director of public health Professor Kate Ardern, who is also leading on Greater Manchester’s contact tracing system, said: “Following the government’s decision to introduce a local lockdown in Leicester, we have been made aware that the media is sharing a list of places that could be next, including Wigan.“The figures being quoted are weekly case increases, without any wider context.