The number of coronavirus infections is continuing to plummet in all 10 boroughs in Greater Manchester, latest figures show.
25.01.2022 - 23:37 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Coronavirus infection rates are continuing to fall in all ten boroughs of Greater Manchester, new figures have revealed.
Across the region, each local authority areas has seen a drop in the number of recorded cases as of week ending January 21.
Currently, Tameside has the highest infection rate across Greater Manchester, with 1007.9 cases per 100,000 people.
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It remains the only borough that has an infection rate higher than the national average in the county.
The lowest infection rate is in Oldham, where the rate is 768.0 cases per 100,000 people.
In Greater Manchester as a whole, the infection rate is now 834.2 cases per 100,000 population.
The infection rate in the region is lower than the national average, which is 992.6 cases per 100,000 people.
A total of 23,656 people tested positive for coronavirus across Greater Manchester in the week which ended on January 21.
The Greater Manchester weekly total has decreased by 5,081 cases compared to the previous week, which means the infection rate is down 18 per cent in the last week.
Hospital admissions
In the week ending on January 16, a total of 967 patients were admitted to Greater Manchester NHS hospitals with Covid-19. That is 166 fewer than the week before, a fall of 21 per cent.
On Tuesday January 18, there were 38 Mechanical Ventilation (MV) beds occupied by Covid patients in Greater Manchester NHS hospitals. That is 166 fewer than a week earlier.
Deaths
In the week ending January 21, a total of 86 people died within 28 days of a positive Covid test across Greater Manchester, which is 51 fewer than the week before.
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