THERE have been a further 105 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Bolton.

The latest daily statistics bring the total number of confirmed cases in the town to 2,695.

Bolton yesterday had new measures imposed as cases in the borough soar.

The infection rate is currently above 100 for the area, which has seen it become one of the country's worst areas for the virus.

Nationally, there have been 2,988 new coronavirus cases reported in the UK in a 24-hour period, official figures have shown.

It is a large rise on yesterday's figure of 1,813 infections.