Covid-19 infection rates have fallen in all ten boroughs of Greater Manchester. Trafford now has the highest coronavirus infection rate in Greater Manchester, replacing Stockport.
18.03.2022 - 00:25 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Coronavirus cases are still on the rise across Greater Manchester - with one borough, Trafford, recording a weekly increase of 92 per cent. Other areas also recorded increasingly high levels, including Stockport and Bury.
Despite the overall rate for Greater Manchester being below the national average, the infection rates are still seeing a rise in all ten boroughs. Trafford continues to have the highest coronavirus infection rate in Greater Manchester, with 614.1 cases per 100,000 people in the week ending March 13.
The lowest infection rate is in Rochdale, where the rate is 263.8 cases per 100,000 people. In Greater Manchester as a whole, the infection rate is now 405.2 cases per 100,000 population .The infection rate in the region is lower than the national average, which is 659.7 cases per 100,000 people.
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A total of 11,490 people tested positive for coronavirus across Greater Manchester in the week which ended on March 13. The Greater Manchester weekly total has increased by 4789 cases compared to the previous week, which means the infection rate was up 71 per cent in the last week..
Hospital admissions
In the week ending on March 13, a total of 411 patients were admitted to Greater Manchester NHS hospitals with Covid-19. That is 76 more than the week before, a rise of 23%.
On Tuesday March 15, there were 10 Mechanical Ventilation (MV) beds occupied by Covid patients in Greater Manchester NHS hospitals. That is one fewer than a week earlier.
Deaths
In the week ending March 13, a total of 18 people died within 28 days of a positive Covid test across Greater Manchester, which is 8 fewer than the week before.
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Covid-19 infection rates have fallen in all ten boroughs of Greater Manchester. Trafford now has the highest coronavirus infection rate in Greater Manchester, replacing Stockport.
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