The towns in Greater Manchester have always held a fierce pride in their own sense of identity and community.
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Coronavirus infection rates are continuing to fall in all ten boroughs of Greater Manchester.
Tameside continues to have the highest coronavirus infection rate in the region.
The borough recorded a rate of 922.9 cases per 100,000 people in the week ending January 24, according to the latest data from the UK Health Security Agency.
Oldham had the lowest infection rate with 686.4 cases per 100,000 people.
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In Greater Manchester as a whole, the infection rate is now 775.7 cases per 100,000 population. The infection rate in the region is lower than the national average, which is 993.8 cases per 100,000 people.
A total of 21,996 people tested positive for coronavirus across Greater Manchester in the week which ended on January 24.
The Greater Manchester weekly total has decreased by 3657 cases compared to the previous week, which means the infection rate was down 14 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 January 23, a total of 676 patients were admitted to Greater Manchester NHS hospitals with Covid-19. That is 291 fewer than the week before, a fall of 76pc.
On Tuesday January 25, there were 31 Mechanical Ventilation (MV) beds occupied by Covid patients in Greater Manchester NHS hospitals. That is seven fewer 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 January 24, a total of 96 people died within 28 days of a positive Covid test across Greater Manchester, which is 27 fewer than the week before.
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