No new coronavirus deaths have been recorded at the borough's hospital as the infection rate rose marginally.

A total of 504 people have died of coronavirus at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust since the beginning of the pandemic with no new deaths recorded in the latest figures released by NHS England today.

However, infection rates have increased in Bolton and across Greater Manchester.

Bolton recorded 1,097 positive coronavirus cases in the seven days to January 14, equalling an infection rate of 381.5 per 100,000 ­— up from 381.2 in the seven days to January 13.

Infection rates rose slightly in all other boroughs of Greater Manchester, excluding Tameside, which saw a slight fall in cases.

Greater Manchester infection rates:

From left to right, rate of new cases in the seven days to January 14; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to January 14; rate of new cases in the seven days to January 13; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to January 13.

Manchester, 447.7 (2,475); 446.8, (2,470)

Trafford, 428.9 (1,018); 428.1, (1,016)

Bury, 422.5 (807); 422.0, (806)

Wigan, 420.2 (1,381); 418.4, (1,375)

Salford, 410.3 (1,062); 409.5, (1060)

Stockport, 403.9 (1,185); 402.5, (1,181)

Bolton, 381.5 (1,097); 381.2, (1,096)

Tameside, 373.1 (845); 372.2, (843)

Rochdale, 361 (803); 359.7, (800)

Oldham, 318 (754); 317.6, (753)