'It's a disgrace': Residents hit out at decision to put borough into Tier 3 despite declining rates

direct to your inboxFive Greater Manchester boroughs now have coronavirus infection rates that are lower than the average figure for England, the latest data shows.Bolton, Salford, Tameside, Stockport and Trafford all have lower transmission rates than the average for the nation as a whole.This is the first time the infection rate in Bolton has fallen below the national average.The latest Public Health England figures show the rate in the borough for the week ending December 7 was 156.6 per

direct to your inboxThe latest coronavirus infection rates demonstrate a widening gap between northern and southern boroughs in Greater Manchester.Public Health data from the week ending December 6 shows that boroughs which lie south of the city now have an infection rate lower than the national average.It comes as Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham said the disparity in rates could see the conurbation split up into different tiers when the government come to review the system next week.He

direct to your inboxA council-run care home has been placed into special measures after one resident was found with an ‘unexplained injury’ and staff weren’t wearing face masks ‘for several months’.Representatives of the social care watchdog the Care Quality Commission delivered a scathing report of Waterside House independent living facility in Sale, managed by Trafford council, finding it ‘inadequate’ on safety and leadership grounds.Citing a ‘negative culture’ in some parts of the home,

direct to your inbox The coronavirus infection rate in Trafford has dropped below 100 for the first time in over two months. The rate in the borough, the number of cases per 100,000 of population, is now 99.It is the first time it has been under three figures since September 23.There were 235 cases in the borough in the week ending December 1, the penultimate day of national lockdown, down by 98, just under a third, in the previous seven days.

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The latest infection rates for Greater Manchester are:Oldham 366.9, down 31pcRochdale 342.2, down 32pcWigan 301.2, down 27pcBury 300.5, down 33pcBolton 294.6, down 32pcSalford 246.5, down 42pcManchester 245.3, down 32pcTameside 241.1, down 36pcStockport 204.5, down 36pcTrafford 169.4, down 45pcThe national average in England is 202.4 per 100,000 population.Trafford is the only Greater Manchester borough to sit below the national average with 169.4 per 100,000.There were 661 positive tests across

The latest infection rates for Greater Manchester are:Oldham 388.4, down 30pcRochdale 360.6, down 31pcBury 314.1, down 33pcBolton 306.4, down 31pcWigan 304.6, down 30pcSalford 260.0, down 42pcManchester 249.6, down 34pcTameside 249.4, down 37pcStockport  208.6, down 37pcTrafford 170.6, down 50pc Stockport's transmission rate has dropped below the national average too, with a rate of 208.6 - down 37pc in the week ending November 21.Overall, rates are falling faster in every Greater Manchester

Public Health England (PHE) data shows that the spread of infection across all 10 boroughs continues to fall.

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hereSalford 378  -23 per centWigan 366  -28 per centTameside 344  -16 per centManchester 323  -19 per centStockport 279  -16 per centTrafford 256  -31 per centIn the seven days to November 17, the latest figures available, the region-wide infection rate was 359.6 cases per 100,000 people.That figure represents a fall of 22 per cent from the previous week.The current rate nationally is 251.1 cases per 100,000 people.That's a fall of five per cent in a week.The rate in Oldham has fallen by 30 per

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Coronavirus cases across Greater Manchester have fallen by almost a fifth, the latest figures show.In the seven days to November 13 the region-wide infection rate was 427.6 cases per 100,000 people.That's down by 19% on the previous week.Over the same period the infection rate across England rose by 10%.But while numbers are falling, the rates in all 10 boroughs remain higher than the nationwide average of 273.8.Wigan saw the biggest fall in Greater Manchester, with its infection rate dropping