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'Extreme spike' in Bolton coronavirus cases prompts plea from leaders

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  • Council chiefs have begged Bolton residents to take responsibility to bring down the rate of coronavirus infections after an "extraordinary" spike in cases.
  • Cllr David Greenhalgh urged people to follow the new guidelines to get back to "some kind of normality" after the government introduced new restrictions with immediate effect on Tuesday afternoon.
  • The latest infection data for the borough shows that 368 cases of covid-19 were confirmed between September 1 and 7, a rate of 129.0 per 100,000 people.

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