Hospital admissions, infection rates and a route out of lockdown - the very latest coronavirus situation in Greater Manchester

coronavirus infection rate in the region after overtaking Bury, the latest data shows.

direct to your inboxCoronavirus infection rates are continuing to drop in every borough of Greater Manchester, the latest data shows.Bury has the highest infection rate in the region with 190.1 cases per 100,000 people in the week ending February 25.The lowest infection rate is in Trafford where the rate is 111.2.The latest figures show the overall infection rate for Greater Manchester now stands at 154.6 per 100,000.This is higher than the national average which stands at 96.9.The infection

direct to your inbox More than 5,500 people have died in Greater Manchester's hospitals alone after contracting coronavirus. And tragically, this number continues to rise everyday.

direct to your inboxThe number of coronavirus cases continues to fall in Greater Manchester - although more slowly than the national average.The latest data shows the infection rate in our region has fallen to 185.5 cases per 100,000 people.That represents a significant drop since rates climbed as high as 461.5 in January.But the rate in Greater Manchester is decreasing more slowly week by week when compared with England as a whole.It is down 8 per cent for the week ending February 17 while 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 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

hereBolton has the highest rate in the region, and the 11th highest in the country.Across Greater Manchester as whole the infection rates continue to fall, but the rate of decline has started to level off, the figures indicate.The infection rate is slightly higher today in Salford, Trafford, Oldham and Stockport than it was yesterday - Monday - but this increase has not yet been reflected in a week-on-week trend.Therefore it's too early to tell if cases will continue to rise in these areas over

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

Coronavirus infection rates are continuing to fall in all but one area of Greater Manchester.The rate in Bolton is currently 281.7 cases per 100,000 people in the week up to February 9.There were 810 cases recorded in the town that week - a one percent increase on the previous week.Bolton still has the highest rate in Greater Manchester and is one of only 15 local areas in England showing a week-on-week increase.Rutland, in the east Midlands, currently has the highest infection rate in the

direct to your inboxCoronavirus infection rates across Greater Manchester are continuing to fall, the latest figures reveal.Infection rates declined in every area in our region other than Bolton, which remained the same week-on-week.Bolton still has the highest infection rate in Greater Manchester, at 280.3 cases per 100,000 people. The M.E.N.

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 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 inbox A further 23 people have died in Greater Manchester's hospitals after testing positive for coronavirus.

hereThe biggest week on week decrease came in Bury, where cases fell by 24 per cent.Nationally, across England cases fell by a quarter compared with the previous week.The impact of the third national lockdown is continuing to be seen with the latest infection rates.It came as the Prime Minister warned it is 'still early days' to be talking about opening up society again.Reports have suggested pubs could be re-opened in May.Previously a target date for all pupils to return to schools was set as

direct to your inboxA further 27 people have died in Greater Manchester's hospitals after testing positive for coronavirus.The region's hospital death toll is now 5,168, the latest NHS figures show.In the past 24 hours another 16 deaths were recorded at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust and seven people died at Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.Bolton NHS Foundation Trust reported two more deaths, while Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust and Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation

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 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 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