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The number of cases of the virus increased to 244 in the last week to June 5, up by 63 from the previous seven day period – a near 35pc hike.
Despite being near the bottom of the table in Greater Manchester, Oldham’s infection rate is still more than double the England average.
Council leader Arooj Shah told the Local Democracy Reporting Service that the ‘emerging picture’ is that the Delta variant is making up a ‘large proportion’ of new cases.