Covid North West: Worrying surge in hospitalized people as Bolton, Lancashire, Liverpool, Manchester, Salford & Wigan see sharp increases in cases

Nationwide, the latest figures from Public Health show England overall 4,581,006 Laboratory confirmed cases across the UK since testing began.

It means another 7,673 People tested positive across the country on Tuesday (June 15).

Those are the numbers for the northwest

Royal Horse Artillery soldiers lead the public in a rapid vaccination center set up outside Bolton City Hall on June 9, 2021.

In the northwest there was today (Wednesday, June 16, 2021) a total of 649.813 confirmed cases since the start of the test, an increase of 2.017 the day before.

Currently there are 349 People in the area’s hospitals being treated for COVID-19, including 70 on ventilation.

A total of 62,606 People have been treated in hospitals in the northwest since the beginning of the pandemic.

The total number of deaths in the Northwest with COVID-19 on death certificate is now now 20,275.

From these deaths 17,958 were recorded within 28 days of a positive test.

Blackburn with Darwen – 21,573 (previously 21,480) +93

Blackpool – 9,906 (previously 9,861) +45

Bolton – 31,990 (from 31,887) +103

Buried – 18,792 (previously 18,714) +78

Cheshire East – 22,288 (previously 22,223) +65

Cheshire West and Chester – 22,732 (previously 22,671) +61

Cumbria – 28,705 (previously 28,662) +43

Knowsley – 17,669 (from 17,649) +20

Lancashire – 106,214 (previously 105,855) +359

Liverpool – 49,773 (from 49,659) +114

Manchester – 58,158 (from 57,890) +268

Oldham – 24,295 (previously 24,250) +45

Rochdale – 22,787 (previously 22,726) +61

Salford – 25,503 (from 25,387) +116

Sefton – 24,826 (up from 24,773) +53

St. Helens – 17,389 (from 17,363) +26

Stockport – 22,817 (previously 22,743) +74

Tameside – 19,437 (previously 19,378) +59

Trafford – 18,064 (from 17,966) +98

Warrington – 18,514 (previously 18,474) +40

Wigan – 31,268 (previously 31,156) +112

Wirral – 24,918 (previously 24,868) +50

The data is provided by Public Health England. You can view the data here.

More advice on how to protect yourself can be found on the NHS website.

Before April 9, those who performed rapid tests and returned a positive test result were considered positive, even if they had performed a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test that found negative.

As of Friday, those who receive a negative PCR test result within three days of a positive rapid test result will have their positive results deleted from the system.

This can cause the totals to decrease day by day in some cases.