Greater Manchester’s coronavirus infection rate has fallen again - but is still higher than the national average.
04.03.2021 - 01:01 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
coronavirus infection rate in Greater Manchester, the latest figures show.
The borough recorded a rate of 158.9 per 100,000 in the week ending February 27, according to the latest data from Public Health England.This makes it the area with the highest transmission rate in the region.The lowest infection rate is in Trafford, where the rate is 92.7 per 100,000.The coronavirus transmission rate is continuing to fall in all 10 boroughs across the region.The overall infection rate for Greater
.Greater Manchester’s coronavirus infection rate has fallen again - but is still higher than the national average.
Salford now has the highest coronavirus infection rate in Greater Manchester, replacing Tameside.
Tameside continues to have the highest coronavirus infection rate in Greater Manchester.
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A total of seven Greater Manchester boroughs are now recording a rise in Covid-19 infection rates.
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