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.
19.02.2021 - 01:27 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
direct to your inboxLatest Covid-19 figures reveal Tameside is one of only 13 areas in England where rates have gone up in the last week.It is one of just three areas in the north west region to show an increasing trend in infection rates - alongside Copeland in western Cumbria and the South Lakes.The percentage change in cases is reported week-on-week, not day-by-day.The latest rates, published by Public Health England on Thursday, are for the week ending February 14, and the percentage change
.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 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.
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 for Greater Manchester continues to decline - although two boroughs are seeing cases increases in the latest daily figures.Bury has the highest rate in the region with 195 positive cases per 100,000 people.Daily case numbers are up on Rochdale and Wigan.Only Stockport has an increase in the week-on-week figures - although the figure is level in Rochdale.All ten areas remain above the national average.The lowest infection rate is in Trafford
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 coronavirus infection rate has gone up in two Greater Manchester boroughs for the first time in six weeks.The number of positive tests went up in Trafford and Stockport for the week ending February 22.It is the first time either area has seen an upward trend in cases since January 10.The infection rate also rose in a third borough, Bury, which currently has the highest infection rate in Greater Manchester, with 217.8 cases per 100,000 people.Stockport recorded 555 cases
direct to your inboxThe coronavirus infection rate for Greater Manchester has dipped slightly overnight but the overall decline continues to slow. On Wednesday, the number of positive cases per 100,000 people in the region showed an overnight rise for the first time since early January.The daily infection rate was 181 compared with 178 on Tuesday.It is now down to 180.5 but the week-on-week infection rate, a better indicator of the trend, has slowed to a 4 per cent decline.
that the effects of the national lockdown may be wearing off.At a press conference today, Sir Richard Leese, the leader of Manchester council ad the region's health lead, admitted our infection rates are 'not going down fast enough'.He pointed to Bury where there has been several days of positive cases increasing and said while it’s 'too early to say' if it is a trend, it is an ‘area of concern’.Bolton is once again the borough with the highest infection rate in Greater Manchester with 236.5
hereThere was a fall of 12 per cent in cases in Rochdale over the week ending February 18. Rochdale recorded 380 positive Covid-19 tests, and that is 54 fewer than the previous week.In Wigan, the number of cases was down by 4 per cent.
direct to your inboxCoronavirus infection rates are falling fast across England following the latest national lockdown.But there remains a huge difference in the number of positive cases being reported between different areas of the country.In Corby, Northamptonshire, for example, the infection rate is still above 300 cases per 100,000 people.While in parts of Devon, the rate has fallen to just 11.More than half the country remains above 100 cases per 100,000 people and the average for the
Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very simply by following the instructions hereLocal authority: 7-day total cases in week ending February 17 (increase on previous week) 1. Doncaster: 648 cases (+63) 2. Tameside: 469 cases (+51) 3.
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 inboxHealth chiefs are growing increasingly concerned that Covid-19 cases in Greater Manchester are not falling as quickly as in other parts of the country - and fear the region could face being locked down for even longer.One director of public health has warned there continues to be a ‘reservoir’ of coronavirus circulating in the community, which is keeping infection rates high.As of Wednesday, all 10 Greater Manchester boroughs recorded an infection rate higher than the England
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