Greater Manchester's latest coronavirus rates as more boroughs climb above England's average

direct to your inboxGreater Manchester's infection rate is falling at a significantly slower rate than across the nation despite lockdown, the latest figures have shown.All 10 boroughs currently have a higher infection rate than England's average, which stands at 119.5 in the week ending February 19.Bury has had the biggest weekly rise of coronavirus cases of any area in England.There were 444 positive cases in the week ending 19 February, 51 cases more than the previous seven-day period.The

direct to your inboxCoronavirus has brought heartache to thousands of families across Greater Manchester.More than 5,200 people have died in our region's hospitals alone. And tragically, this number is continuing to rise.

direct to your inbox The latest figures on coronavirus case rates for every local authority area in England show how the ten boroughs of Greater Manchester compare.

direct to your inboxThe coronavirus infection rate has risen in two boroughs of Greater Manchester. Bury and Tameside are the only parts of the region where the number of new cases has increased, the latest Public Health England (PHE) figures show.

direct to your inboxThe NHS has confirmed the deaths of 18 more patients in hospitals in Greater Manchester who had tested positive for coronavirus.Nationally, a further 309 hospital deaths were reported on Thursday.Of those, 42 were in hospitals in the north west region.Six further deaths have been recorded at Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, with five more at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust.Three further deaths were recorded at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust and at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh

hereBury's rate increased by a single case.Oldham and Wigan also has a higher rate than yesterday, but cases are still down when the figures are compared with the previous week.The national average in England is 137.4 cases per 100,000 of the population.Manchester and Trafford recorded the highest week-on-week fall in cases.Bolton has the highest infection rate in Greater Manchester - at 236.1 cases per 100,000.Trafford - on 137.8 cases - has the lowest.Of the 315 local areas in England, 16 (5

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direct to your inboxCoronavirus infection rates are continuing to fall in every borough in Greater Manchester except one, the latest figures show.Bolton is one of just 11 places in England where the number of cases has increased.Public Health England figures show in the week to February 10, Bolton's rate was up 1% to 276.1 cases per 100,000 people.The current national average in England is 157.3.Bolton's rate is actually lower than the figure of 218.7 published on Saturday, despite today's chart

Bolton is one of only 15 English areas experiencing a week-on-week increase in coronavirus infection rates.The town recorded 810 cases in the week up to February 9 - which represents a one percent increase on the previous week.Bolton - which has the highest rate in Greater Manchester - currently has an infection rate of 281.7 cases per 100,000 people during the same period.The infection rate in England is currently 167.2 per 100,000.Across the country there are 133 areas with a rate still above

transmission rates went up in the week ending February 7. The infection rate in Bolton has risen by 6 per cent to 288.6 cases per 100,000 people, according to Public Health England figures.

direct to your inboxCoronavirus infection rates are continuing to fall in most areas of Greater Manchester as a result of the third national lockdown.In the week ending February 4, only one borough saw a small rise in the proportion of cases per 100,000 people.There were 799 new cases in Bolton in the most up to date reporting period, a one per cent rise on the previous seven days. Every other borough saw a drop in cases, the latest Public Health England figures show.

direct to your inboxCoronavirus infection rates continue to fall across most of the region - but one borough has seen a slight rise in cases.There were 799 new cases in Bolton in the week to February 4, a 1% rise on the previous seven days.Every other borough saw a drop in cases, the latest Public Health England figures show.But Oldham's infection rate, while continuing to fall, is now above the national average of 211.8 cases per 100,000 people.Salford saw the smallest drop in cases, down 1% to

direct to your inboxInfection rates in several areas of Greater Manchester are moving away from the national average.As of February 3, six boroughs across the region had a higher proportion of cases per 100,000 people than England as a whole.Rochdale, Wigan, Stockport, Salford, Manchester and Bolton now have a higher infection rate than the country's average, which is 222.4.Greater Manchester's average infection rate has also surpassed this figure, at 242.8 cases per 100,000 people.Bolton

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direct to your inboxThe coronavirus infection rates have fallen again in all 10 boroughs of Greater Manchester.While five boroughs in our region all have higher transmission rates than the national average, the downward trend in cases continues.Manchester still has highest infection rate in the region, the latest Public Health England figures show.The rate was 291.6 cases per 100,000 people for the week ending January 31, the most recent set of figures available.The city's rate has dropped by 12

direct to your inbox Data showing the most recent coronavirus infection rate for each individual local authority area in England has been released.

direct to your inboxFour boroughs in Greater Manchester now have a higher coronavirus infection rate than the national average, the latest data shows.The latest Public Health England figures show that Manchester, Tameside, Salford and Bolton all have higher transmission rates than the average for England.Though rates are still continuing to fall in every borough.Manchester continues to have the highest infection rate in the region.It was recorded at 294.3 in the week ending January 29.But its

direct to your inboxData showing the most recentcoronavirusinfection rate for each individual local authority area in England has been released.The latest figures, published by Public Health England on Monday, show that for the seven days to January 28, 99 per cent of areas have seen a fall in infections.Of the 315 local areas in England, 311 have seen a fall, while just four have seen a rise in case rates - including Oldham.Knowsley in Merseyside continues to have the highest rate in England,

direct to your inboxTameside has become the latest borough in Greater Manchester to go above the national average for its coronavirus infection rate.Although the number of cases has fallen around 8 per cent in the borough, it joins Manchester in hitting a rate that is higher than the England average of 280 per 100,000 people.Tameside is on 287 and Manchester 299.Salford was also above the national average yesterday but has now fallen back below, after recording a 23 per cent drop in

direct to your inboxCoronavirus infection rates in Manchester are now higher than the national average as cases fall faster elsewhere in the country.It is the first time since December 16 that any of the boroughs in Greater Manchester has been above the national average.The infection rate for Manchester in the week ending January 26 was 314.4 cases per 100,000 people - down 22pc week-on-week.The national rate was 309.1 cases per 100,000 people - down 30pc.Infection rates in the remaining nine