Salford is considered less in need of ‘levelling up’ than all other Greater Manchester boroughs - despite being one of the most deprived areas in the country.
10.03.2022 - 23:59 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Coronavirus infection rates have risen in every part of Greater Manchester for the third day in a row but one borough has the second lowest rate in the entire country.
In Rochdale, there were 159.2 cases per 100,000 people in the week ending March 6, according to the latest data from the UK Health Security Agency. The only place in England with a lower rate of infection is Pendle in Lancashire, which has 111.8 cases per 100,000 people.
Stockport continues to have the highest infection rate in Greater Manchester, with a rate of 324.3 cases per 100,000 people. Greater Manchester's average rate is now 236.1 cases per 100,000 population - lower than the national average of 393.8 cases per 100,000 people.
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A total of 6,695 people tested positive for coronavirus across Greater Manchester in the week which ended on March 6. The Greater Manchester weekly total has increased by 1690 cases compared to the previous week, which means the infection rate was up 34pc in the last week.
The region's Covid-19 hospital admissions have also risen. A total of 335 patients were admitted to Greater Manchester NHS hospitals with the virus in the week ending March 6 - 27 more than the week before and a rise of 9pc. On March 8, there were 11 Mechanical Ventilation (MV) beds occupied by Covid patients in Greater Manchester NHS hospitals, which is three fewer than a week earlier.
In the week ending March 6, a total of 21 people died within 28 days of a positive Covid test across Greater Manchester, which is four fewer than the week before. Since the start of the pandemic, there have been a total of 908,406 confirmed
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