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Coronavirus infection rates are rising in seven boroughs of Greater Manchester, with one area seeing a significant jump in cases.The latest figures from Public Health England show that cases have risen by 20 per cent in Tameside in the seven days ending March 11.Political leaders, including the mayor of Greater Manchester, suggest this is likely to be connected to the return of schools on March 8.Pupils across the country are being asked to test themselves for Covid-19 several times a week -

direct to your inboxThe use of coronavirus testing in schools could be behind rises in infection rates in five areas of Greater Manchester, the latest figures suggest.Figures from Public Health England show that cases rose by 19 per cent in Tameside and 18 per cent in Oldham in comparison to the figure a week ago, with smaller increases in Salford, Stockport and Trafford.Cases fell in the other five boroughs, with the largest decrease being 25 per cent in Bury.Statistics show that there were

direct to your inboxCoronavirus infection rates are continuing to drop in all 10 boroughs across Greater Manchester, the latest figures show.The latest Public Health England data shows that nine boroughs recorded double-digit reduction in infection rates for the week ending March 8 compared to the previous week.Tameside was the only borough which recorded a single-digit reduction in transmission rate.The overall rate for Greater Manchester now stands at 89.9 per 100,000 population.This is higher

direct to your inbox Figures show how Greater Manchester's ten boroughs compare to the rest of England on coronavirus infection rates.

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direct to your inboxCoronavirus infection rates across Greater Manchester have continued to fall, according the latest figures from Public Health England (PHE).Nine boroughs recorded double-digit reduction in infection rates for the week ending March 7 compared to the previous week.But the dramatic falls recorded in those boroughs weren't reflected in Salford, which registered 283 positive tests over the last week - some twelve fewer than in the previous week.It means the week-on-week trend in

direct to your inboxCoronavirus infection rates continue to fall sharply in all ten boroughs of Greater Manchester, according to the latest figures from Public Health England (PHE).Only two boroughs - Rochdale and Tameside - still have have triple digit rates of infection.Rochdale continues to have the highest coronavirus infection rate in Greater Manchester.

The borough recorded a rate of 116.9 cases per 100,000 people in the week ending March 5, according to the latest data from PHE. A total of 6,571 people in Greater Manchester have died within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test during the pandemic.

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In Greater Manchester as a whole, the infection rate is now 91.1 cases per 100,000 population. The infection rate in the region is higher than the national average, which is 62.7 cases per 100,000 people.

direct to your inbox Rochdale continues to have the highest coronavirus infection rate in Greater Manchester, according to the latest figures. The borough recorded a rate of 129.9 cases per 100,000 people in the week ending March 03, according to the latest data from Public Health England (PHE).

direct to your inboxGreater Manchester’s coronavirus infection rate is falling faster than in England as a whole.The rate of 105.4 cases per 100,000 population in the week ending March 2 is still higher than the national average of 69.9.But here the rate is down 37 per cent in the last week, according to the latest data from Public Health England.A total of 2,989 people tested positive for coronavirus across the conurbation in the week ending March 2.That’s 1,769 less cases than in the previous

direct to your inboxThe coronavirus infection rates have fallen again in all 10 boroughs of Greater Manchester.Rochdale now has the highest transmission rate in Greater Manchester, overtaking Bolton.The borough's rate is 137.6 cases per 100,000 people for the week ending March 1, the latest data from Public Health England shows.The lowest infection rate is in Trafford, where the rate stands at 77.1 cases per 100,000 people.For Greater Manchester as a whole, the infection rate is now 111.2 -

direct to your inbox Bolton continues to have the highest coronavirus infection rate in Greater Manchester, the latest figures show.

coronavirus infection rate in Greater Manchester, the latest figures show.

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 inboxStockport is currently the only borough in Greater Manchester where Covid infection rates are going up - but two places have emerged as being of particular concern.Brinnington and Adswood are among only four areas in the region to record more than 400 cases per 100,000 people, according to the latest data.With an infection rate of 568, only Strangeways - where the prison has recently been hit by a major outbreak - had a higher rate than Brinnington during the week to February

coronavirus case rates for every local authority area in England show how the ten boroughs of Greater Manchester compare. The figures, for the seven days to February 23, are based on tests carried out in laboratories (pillar one of the government’s testing programme) and in the wider community (pillar two).The rate is expressed as the number of new cases per 100,000 people.Of the 315 local areas in England, 51 have seen a rise in case rates, and 261 have seen a fall.

In Tameside, the latest infection rate is 184.6 cases per 100,000 people and the number of cases has gone down by 12 per cent. There was a fall of 14 per cent in cases in Manchester over the week ending February 23.