Oldham had 252 cases per 100,000 persons for the week ending Jan20, Manchester had 368.
The national average for the period was 355
We are currently in a National Lockdown, possibly until March
Previous lockdowns were imposed due to the dramatic increase in cases occuring across the country for example during Oct-Nov last year and this is again the case. The effect of the last lockdown can be seen in the reduction of new cases during October and the consquent slowing of rate of increase in the total number of cases from mid-november.
Latest info from oldham council: https://www.oldham.gov.uk/coronavirus ►
The significance of the graph below is not the total recorded but in the direction of the line, which ideally would be flat - indicating no new cases.
The RED line is the number of confirmed cases in Oldham.
The BLUE Line is the number for Manchester which has double the population of Oldham.
Graph starts 2 April and is updated daily or as soon as figures become available.
A total of 19,471 cases of the Covid-19 virus have been confirmed in Oldham since April 2nd .
While most will have run their course and no longer be active, we are still suffering hundreds of active cases each week.
Prior to the 2nd July the daily increase in recorded cases in Oldham had been fairly steady in single figures for 37 days - although should noted that at that time testing was not being conducted as extensively as it is now. At times, intensive testing days or weekends have been held - which can be seen as sharp increases over one or two days, such as those at the beginning of July and October.
Sources NHS & Public Health England, ONS & BBC
The latest advice from Public Health England and the NHS regarding the COVID-19 outbreak can be found here: Current NHS Advice ►
Each Year Oldham Interfaith Forum shares and celebrates four faith festivals The Christian festival of Christmas, the Judiac festival of Channukah, the Muslim festival of Mawlid-an-Nabi and Deepawali (Divali) celebrated by Hindsu, Jains, Sikhs and Buddhists.
