The latest coronavirus infection rates for Greater Manchester boroughs as England plunged into lockdown

direct to your inboxThe coronavirus infection rate has fallen below 400 in every borough in Greater Manchester for the first time since New Year's Day.Across the region the number of infections continues to fall, the latest Public Health England figures show.Manchester remains the worst-affected borough in the region.But in the week up to January 20, its rate dropped 14% to 397.1 cases per 100,000 people.It means for the first time since January 1, all 10 boroughs in Greater Manchester have an

direct to your inboxCoronavirus infection rates have fallen in every borough of Greater Manchester.The latest Public Health England figures show a decline in the spread of the virus in the seven days ending January 17.The overall rate for Greater Manchester is 376.1 per 100,000. It is 12pc lower than the previous seven days and still below the national average.

For all the latest news from in and around Bolton, sign up for the free MyBolton newsletterCoronavirus infection rates have continued to fall across Greater Manchester, but have edged back upwards in one borough.Overall the number of positive tests dropped by 12 per cent in the week ending on January 16, compared with the previous week.Latest figures issued by Public Health England show that 10,963 people tested positive across Greater Manchester during the 7 days period up to Saturday - that's

direct to your inboxThe coronavirus infection rates have fallen again in Greater Manchester.The spread of infection has slowed in nine out of 10 boroughs.Experts say the impact of the third national lockdown is starting to be reflected in Public Health England's infection rate data.The overall figure for Greater Manchester has fallen by 14pc to 392.2 per 100,000 for the seven days ending January 15.It is still lower than the average rate for England, which stands at 495.4 for the same week.The

direct to your inboxThe coronavirus infection rates have fallen in nine out of 10 boroughs of Greater Manchester.Bolton is the only area in the region where the transmission rate has increased.Public Health England have released the most up-to-date figures for the seven days ending January 14.Health experts say England is beginning to see the effects of national lockdown measures.Yet Prof Powis, NHS medical director, said it would be a number of weeks before current lockdown measures would begin

direct to your inboxOnly one borough in Greater Manchester has recorded a rising infection rate, the latest Government data confirms.Bolton is the only borough to see an increase in the spread of the virus in the week ending January 13.The town now has an infection rate of 381.2 per 100,000 people in its population, an increase of 9pc.The overall infection rate for Greater Manchester has fallen for the second day running to 402.0, a drop of 4pc.The spread of the virus has slowed nationally too.

direct to your inboxThe week-on-week coronavirus infection rate for Greater Manchester has fallen for the first time since before Christmas.Figures released today (Saturday) by Public Health England revealed there were 410.9 positive tests in Greater Manchester for every 100,000 people in the week ending January 12, which was the first full week of the national lockdown.The rate was 2.3 per cent down compared to the infection rate for the previous week (420.5).The last time the week-on-week

direct to your inboxCoronavirus infection rates in some parts of Greater Manchester are beginning to fall.Lockdown measures appear to be taking effect across the region, with five boroughs seeing a reduction in cases for the first time in two weeks.The latest infection rate for the region was 419.30 cases per 100,000 population in the week ending January 11, according to figures released by Public Health England.Cases are now seeing a week-on-week fall in Wigan, Trafford, Stockport, Rochdale and

direct to your inboxCoronavirus infection rates have appeared to level off in Greater Manchester as the spread of the virus has slowed down under a third national lockdown. The latest infection rate for the region was 427.3 cases per 100,000 population in the week ending on January 10, according to figures released by Public Health England.

Don't miss a thing that's happening in and around Bury by signing up to the free MyBury newsletterCoronavirus infection rates have risen again in Greater Manchester after more than 12,700 people tested positive in a week.The latest information from Public Health England shows that rates are heading upwards in all ten boroughs of our region.Across Greater Manchester there were 12,736 positive tests in the seven days up to January 8th, which is equivalent to an infection rate of 449.1 cases per

direct to your inboxTwo areas of Stockport have some of the highest coronavirus rates in Greater Manchester.Only four places in the region recorded more than 800 cases per 100,000 people during the week to January 5 - and these included both Hazel Grove West and Heald Green East.Hazel Grove West saw a huge 213pc week-on-week rise, with the number of cases leaping from 15 to 47 over the seven day period.Latest Public Health England figures put its infection rate at 866.5 - the highest figure in

direct to your inboxCoronavirus infection rates in Greater Manchester have surged by 90pc in a week.And cases have doubled in seven days in Wigan, Manchester and Salford according to the latest figures from Public Health England.The rate of infection in Greater Manchester (412.7 cases per 100,000 people) remains below the national average (671.9), as of January 4.But escalating rates of infection are appearing in every borough of the region.In Wigan, the area with the highest rates of

direct to your inboxCoronavirus cases are continuing to rise across Greater Manchester as the government starts the biggest vaccination programme in NHS history.Our region currently has a Covid-19 infection rate of 374.8 per 100,000 people in the week ending January 3.That’s a 73.4 per cent increase on the previous week.However the regional rate here is still far below that of London - where it was 971 on January 1.Across all ten Greater Manchester boroughs the upward trend in infection rates is

Greater Manchester hospitals could face a surge in patients in the coming fortnight.The number of coronavirus patients in UK hospitals is now over 30,000 and today a further 1,041 Covid-19 deaths were announced - the highest daily total since April.Boris Johnson today proposed legislation that will allow England's third national lockdown to run until March 31 but he warned that the restrictions are unlikely to be lifted wholesale and that there will be an easing back into local tiers if

further 60,916 lab-confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the UK.

bring in new national Covid restrictions within 24 hours as cases continue to rise. He has also called for the government to come up with a plan on children’s learning and for working parents.

direct to your inboxThe coronavirus infection rate is now rising in all 10 boroughs of Greater Manchester. The government is now under increasing pressure to delay the reopening of all schools on Monday as a result of the concerning data trend.

direct to your inboxGreater Manchester's coronavirus infection rate is continuing to climb as the region begins 2021 in Tier 4. As we entered our second day under the country's tightest coronavirus restrictions, concern is growing nationally about the highly transmissible new strain of the virus.

direct to your inboxCoronavirus cases are continuing to rise in nine out of 10 of Greater Manchester's boroughs, the latest figures show. The latest Public Health England data, released ahead of the region's move into Tier 4 tomorrow (Thursday), shows the average rate for Greater Manchester currently stands at 200.3 per 100,000 people.

direct to your inboxCoronavirus infection rates are continuing to rise in Greater Manchester with six out of the region's 10 boroughs seeing increases.The latest Public Health England data for the week ending December 25 shows the average rate for the region now stands at 190.9 per 100,000 people.This is well below the national average transmission rate of 367.4.However, as the most recent set of data available is for the week up to Christmas Day, there was a drop in positive tests.