Latest coronavirus infection rates for Greater Manchester... as they fall for 11th day in a row

direct to your inboxCoronavirus infection rates in Greater Manchester are flattening out, as cases in London continue to rise.Rates had been falling in all 10 boroughs for a number of weeks, but that trend appears to be plateauing - with one borough seeing a rise in cases.Meanwhile in London, the infection rate has been rising upwards for a number of days, now surpassing Greater Manchester and the national average by some way.The latest rates were calculated on December 5 - three days after the

hereAnd earlier this week it emerged that the rate in Greater Manchester was lower than the rate in London on the day the capital was placed under Tier 2 rules while we were put under tougher Tier 3 restrictions.The gap between our region and the capital has continued to widen, according to the latest data released by Public Health England this afternoon.London now has a infection rate per 100,000 people of 182.6, compared with the rate of 159.2 in Greater Manchester.It was hoped that the

direct to your inboxThe gap between the coronavirus infection rate in Greater Manchester and London is beginning to widen.On Sunday, the M.E.N reported that the rate of infection in the capital on the day the country was moved into separate tiers was in fact higher than our area.Whilst cases were falling across our conurbation when the country come out of lockdown, positive tests were rising in London.In the week ending December 3, the infection rate in London climbed from 169.32 to 173.7 per

direct to your inboxCoronavirus infection rates across all of Greater Manchester's boroughs are continuing to fall.Wigan's rate of infection has now fallen below 200 cases per 100,000 people for the first time since the end of September.The latest figures show the number of cases in each borough from the week ending December 2.Infection rates across the conurbation have been plummeting for a number of weeks now, with four boroughs below the national average.The average rate of infection in

direct to your inboxCoronavirus infection rates have fallen in the region for the 26th day in a row.Cases are falling faster in Greater Manchester than they are in England as a whole, as well as in London - where rates are only two per cent down on the previous week.Our overall rate is now 173.2 -  down 69 per cent from its peak on November 2, when it was 569.1.  Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very simply by

direct to your inbox Four boroughs in Greater Manchester now have a lower coronavirus infection rate than the national average, the latest data shows.

Rochdale, 283.3, (630), 409.6, (911)Burnley, 280.0, (249), 409.4, (364)Wolverhampton, 275.7, (726), 356.9, (940)Rossendale, 275.6, (197), 345.5, (247)Newcastle-under-Lyme, 274.3, (355), 430.3, (557)Oldham, 272.4, (646), 419.6, (995)Havering, 268.9, (698), 385.3, (1000)East Staffordshire, 268.9, (322), 415.0, (497)Kirklees, 265.8, (1169), 448.2, (1971)Walsall, 263.1, (751), 352.7, (1007)Hyndburn, 261.6, (212), 470.1, (381)Birmingham, 260.6, (2976), 360.5, (4116)Bradford, 256.2, (1383), 440.0,

The latest infection rates for the week ending November 26 for Greater Manchester are:Rochdale - 283.3, down 31 per centOldham - 272.4, down 35 per centBolton - 248.0, down 27 per centBury - 236.1, down 32 per centWigan - 231.9, down 30 per centManchester - 200.1, down 30 per centTameside - 169.1, down 40 per centSalford - 167.3, down 46 per centStockport - 157.1, down 33 per centTrafford - 122.6, down 42 per centAlthough infection rates have been falling across the region for a number of days,

What do you think? Have your say in our c omments section. Click here to join in the conversation... Mary Robinson, Conservative MP for Cheadle, described a 'borough by borough basis' as the right way forward, adding: "I'll continue to argue for this approach and that provisions are in place for our hospital to manage both Covid and winter pressures."Mr Wragg agrees, arguing that, although rates in Stockport are still high, they have dropped by a third in the last week - bolstering the case for

hereThe latest infection rates for the week ending November 25 for Greater Manchester are:Rochdale - 293.6, down 34 per centOldham - 282.1, down 26 per centBolton - 258.4, down 28 per centBury - 251.8, down 30 per centWigan - 251.3, down 25 per centManchester - 206.2, down 32 per centTameside - 177.5, down 33 per centSalford - 176.9, down 49 per centStockport  - 169.7, down 33 per centTrafford - 127.7, down 46 per centGet the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox

The latest infection rates for the week ending November 23 for Greater Manchester are:Oldham - 340.8, down 32 pcRochdale - 337.7, down 29 pcBury - 278, down 32 pcBolton - 277.9, down 33 pcWigan - 269.9, down 29 pcManchester - 228.3, down 33 pcSalford - 214.0, down 47 pcTameside  - 207.1, down 44 pcStockport  - 193.6, down 35 pcTrafford  - 156.3, down 46 pc Despite the continued downward trend of the figures, our region will again be placed into the Government's Tier 3 measures when lockdown

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in around two thirds of areas. Over the same period the nation-wide infection rate rose 7% to 270.8.Oldham continues to be the worst-hit area in the region.Its infection rate fell 27% to 549.5 - the 15th highest in the country.

coronavirus infections show that Oldham is fifth place in England when it comes to rates of new cases.

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

Stockport now has the lowest coronavirus infection rate in Greater Manchester -and falling - but some ‘hotspots’ are still a cause for concern.The latest figures show that the borough’s infection rate dropped by 17pc to 337 case per 100,000 people during the week to November 11.It has sparked hopes that it could soon fall below the national average, which currently stands at 270.But while the signs are highly encouraging - areas such as Bramhall South and Woodford and Hazel Grove West are

experiencing a rise in cases, as the Manchester Evening News reported on Monday.

more than double the national rate, the infection rate fell by 12%. But at 540.9 the town still has the second highest rate in Greater Manchester.

Greater Manchester recorded another bleak day in terms of the number of daily deaths from Covid-19.

hereOldham has the highest rate with 677.7 per 100,000 for the same period.There were 1,607 cases recorded in the town during the week ending November 9 - which is 272 fewer than the previous week.That's the first time cases have gone down in Oldham since August 29.Stockport currently has the lowest rate in the region with 336.7 cases per 100,000 in the week ending November 9.The latest figures come as the Scientific Advisory Committee for Emergencies (Sage) said the reproduction number for