In one of the most deprived areas of Greater Manchester, a mum-of-four walks her children home from school. “I hardly sleep,” she says as her young daughters play beside her.
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Coronavirus infection rates are continuing to fall in all ten boroughs of Greater Manchester, according to the latest figures. Rates have dropped by more than 40 per cent in some local authority areas.
Trafford continues to have the highest coronavirus infection rate in Greater Manchester, with a rate of 411.2 cases per 100,000 people in the week ending April 8. The lowest infection rate is now in Manchester, where the rate is 258.6 cases per 100,000 people.
In Greater Manchester as a whole, the infection rate is now 317.7 cases per 100,000 population. The infection rate in the region is lower than the national average, which is 434.3 cases per 100,000 people.
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A total of 9,009 people tested positive for coronavirus across Greater Manchester in the week which ended on April 8. The Greater Manchester weekly total has decreased by 6357 cases compared to the previous week, which means the infection rate was down 41 per cent in the last week.
Hospital admissions
In the week ending on April 03, a total of 801 patients were admitted to Greater Manchester NHS hospitals with Covid-19. That is 75 more than the week before, a rise of 10 per cent.
On Tuesday April 05, there were 14 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 April 8, a total of 37 people died within 28 days of a positive Covid test across Greater Manchester, which is 6 fewer than the week before.
Since the start of the pandemic, there have been a total of 973,683 confirmed coronavirus cases in Greater Manchester. There has been a total of 9,028 deaths.
Cases
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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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