The latest Covid-19 infection rates in Greater Manchester as two boroughs among highest in the country

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A total of seven Greater Manchester boroughs are now recording a rise in Covid-19 infection rates.

hereIn the week ending March 12 there were 46 Covid-19 deaths recorded in the region, which was 20 fewer than in the previous seven days.A total of 2,736 people tested positive for coronavirus across Greater Manchester in the week which ended on March 12.The Greater Manchester weekly total has increased by 220 cases compared to the previous week, which means the infection rate was up 9 per cent in the last week..Bury is one area where the trend is down.

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Coronavirus infection rates are rising in seven boroughs of Greater Manchester, with one area seeing a significant jump in cases.The latest figures from Public Health England show that cases have risen by 20 per cent in Tameside in the seven days ending March 11.Political leaders, including the mayor of Greater Manchester, suggest this is likely to be connected to the return of schools on March 8.Pupils across the country are being asked to test themselves for Covid-19 several times a week -

direct to your inboxThe use of coronavirus testing in schools could be behind rises in infection rates in five areas of Greater Manchester, the latest figures suggest.Figures from Public Health England show that cases rose by 19 per cent in Tameside and 18 per cent in Oldham in comparison to the figure a week ago, with smaller increases in Salford, Stockport and Trafford.Cases fell in the other five boroughs, with the largest decrease being 25 per cent in Bury.Statistics show that there were

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direct to your inbox Tameside is now the area in Greater Manchester with the highest coronavirus infection rate. It is the only one of the ten boroughs to see its weekly trend increase, with recorded infections rising by 8pc.

direct to your inboxCoronavirus infection rates are continuing to drop in all 10 boroughs across Greater Manchester, the latest figures show.The latest Public Health England data shows that nine boroughs recorded double-digit reduction in infection rates for the week ending March 8 compared to the previous week.Tameside was the only borough which recorded a single-digit reduction in transmission rate.The overall rate for Greater Manchester now stands at 89.9 per 100,000 population.This is higher

direct to your inboxCoronavirus infection rates across Greater Manchester have continued to fall, according the latest figures from Public Health England (PHE).Nine boroughs recorded double-digit reduction in infection rates for the week ending March 7 compared to the previous week.But the dramatic falls recorded in those boroughs weren't reflected in Salford, which registered 283 positive tests over the last week - some twelve fewer than in the previous week.It means the week-on-week trend in

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.

direct to your inboxCoronavirus infection rates are continuing to drop in every borough of Greater Manchester, the latest data shows.Bury has the highest infection rate in the region with 190.1 cases per 100,000 people in the week ending February 25.The lowest infection rate is in Trafford where the rate is 111.2.The latest figures show the overall infection rate for Greater Manchester now stands at 154.6 per 100,000.This is higher than the national average which stands at 96.9.The infection

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.

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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 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 inboxTameside is one of only 14 places in England showing a week-on-week rise in coronavirus cases.The borough recorded 462 cases in the week ending February 15 - that’s 54 more than in the previous week.It’s the biggest increase in case numbers in the past week out of anywhere in the country although the spike in its overall rate, which has gone up by 10 percent, is not the biggest national percentage rise.Elsewhere in Greater Manchester, Bury had 403 cases in this seven-day