Public health briefing for the borough of Bury – 29 October, 2021

The huge take-up of the Covid-19 vaccine, and regular testing for the virus, has helped us get back to something like normal, and we’re all getting out and about more.

Unfortunately, we still have stubbornly high and rising levels of Covid-19 in Bury. This week alone we have nearly 800 new cases in our borough, and we do still see significant numbers of people with the disease hospitalised and dying.

This combined with the threat posed by other winter illnesses like flu and norovirus, along with bad weather, always put additional pressure on our healthcare services at this time of year.

Over the next few days all households in the borough will receive a booklet packed with information and guidance about Covid-19 and flu vaccination, Covid testing and isolation, an at-a-glance guide to healthcare services in Bury and signposting to support and help.

We ask that people remain cautious. Please follow the guidance and continue to stick to ‘hands, face, space + air’. By doing so we can all help to prevent the spread of Covid-19 and other winter bugs