An NHS leader says that the number of positive tests alone does not tell the full story: "It is a much younger population that is coming in ." They are less vulnerable and easier to treat.
The number of patients needing hospital treatment for Covid continues to fall in the former Indian variant "hotspot" Bolton, as the PM says "there is still nothing in the data" to suggest lockdown should be extended.
There is a "danger of unrest" if local lockdown restrictions are imposed in Bolton because of the Indian Covid variant, the leader of the local council has warned.
