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Coronavirus infection rates across Greater Manchester remain far lower than the national average.
The number of cases is continuing to fall in all ten boroughs.
Stockport continues to have the highest infection rate in the region.
The borough recorded a rate of 288.2 cases per 100,000 people in the week ending February 18, according to the latest data from the UK Health Security Agency.
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The lowest infection rate is in Oldham, where the rate is 192.3 cases per 100,000 people.
In Greater Manchester as a whole, the infection rate is now 247.3 cases per 100,000 population.
The infection rate in the region is lower than the national average, which is 426.1 cases per 100,000 people.
A total of 7,013 people tested positive for coronavirus across Greater Manchester in the week which ended on February 18.
The Greater Manchester weekly total has decreased by 3155 cases compared to the previous week, which means the infection rate was down 31 per cent in the last week..
The infection rate is lower than the national average in all ten local authorities in Greater Manchester.
In the week ending on February 13, a total of 425 patients were admitted to Greater Manchester NHS hospitals with Covid-19. That is 113 fewer than the week before, a fall of 36pc.
On Tuesday February 15, there were 27 Mechanical Ventilation (MV) beds occupied by Covid patients in Greater Manchester NHS hospitals. That is two more than a week earlier.
This is the most recent available data for hospital admissions, the figures for NHS trusts are not updated daily.
In the week ending February 18, a total of 42 people died within 28 days of a positive Covid test
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