At least 32 universities in the UK have confirmed coronavirus cases, and another one has suspected cases.
Councillor Bev Craig, executive member for adult health and wellbeing for Manchester City Council, said:"This is obviously very difficult for all of the young people involved and we will be working with the university and other public services to make sure that any of the students affected get the support they need.
"Students are a vital part of our city, and as part of our plans we expected that numbers could rise as they returned to the city."The rate of COVID-19 spread in Manchester was 185.6 per 100,000 people in the week to 22 September, when 1,026 positive tests were recorded. This was almost twice the rate of the previous week when the infection rate was 93.2 per 100,000, with 515 cases.
Sir Ed Davey, leader of the Liberal Democrats, blamed the government's"incompetence" for the university outbreaks. Ex-cabinet minister Sir Ed said the sudden changes to the way the exam results were worked out had resulted in an influx of numbers enrolling at university this year.
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