The latest infection rates across Greater Manchester as borough sees highest rise in cases in England

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 inboxCoronavirus infection rates continue to fall sharply in all ten boroughs of Greater Manchester, according to the latest figures from Public Health England (PHE).Only two boroughs - Rochdale and Tameside - still have have triple digit rates of infection.Rochdale continues to have the highest coronavirus infection rate in Greater Manchester.

The borough recorded a rate of 116.9 cases per 100,000 people in the week ending March 5, according to the latest data from PHE. A total of 6,571 people in Greater Manchester have died within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test during the pandemic.

In Greater Manchester as a whole, the infection rate is now 91.1 cases per 100,000 population. The infection rate in the region is higher than the national average, which is 62.7 cases per 100,000 people.

direct to your inbox Rochdale continues to have the highest coronavirus infection rate in Greater Manchester, according to the latest figures. The borough recorded a rate of 129.9 cases per 100,000 people in the week ending March 03, according to the latest data from Public Health England (PHE).

direct to your inboxGreater Manchester’s coronavirus infection rate is falling faster than in England as a whole.The rate of 105.4 cases per 100,000 population in the week ending March 2 is still higher than the national average of 69.9.But here the rate is down 37 per cent in the last week, according to the latest data from Public Health England.A total of 2,989 people tested positive for coronavirus across the conurbation in the week ending March 2.That’s 1,769 less cases than in the previous

direct to your inboxEvery local authority in Greater Manchester is preparing to raise council tax bills from April to keep services running despite the financial impact of Covid-19.The budgets of town halls across the city-region have been hit hard by the pandemic, with some councils having to plug huge gaps in their finances.While the government has paid out millions of pounds in emergency funding to councils, their leaders say the money does not go far enough.The government has also allowed

coronavirus infection rate in the region after overtaking Bury, the latest data shows.

coronavirus  case rates for every local authority area in England show how the ten boroughs of Greater Manchester compare.

direct to your inboxThe coronavirus infection rate for Greater Manchester continues to decline - although two boroughs are seeing cases increases in the latest daily figures.Bury has the highest rate in the region with 195 positive cases per 100,000 people.Daily case numbers are up on Rochdale and Wigan.Only Stockport has an increase in the week-on-week figures - although the figure is level in Rochdale.All ten areas remain above the national average.The lowest infection rate is in Trafford

In Tameside, the latest infection rate is 184.6 cases per 100,000 people and the number of cases has gone down by 12 per cent. There was a fall of 14 per cent in cases in Manchester over the week ending February 23.

direct to your inboxThe coronavirus infection rate for Greater Manchester has dipped slightly overnight but the overall decline continues to slow. On Wednesday, the number of positive cases per 100,000 people in the region showed an overnight rise for the first time since early January.The daily infection rate was 181 compared with 178 on Tuesday.It is now down to 180.5 but the week-on-week infection rate, a better indicator of the trend, has slowed to a 4 per cent decline.

that the effects of the national lockdown may be wearing off.At a press conference today, Sir Richard Leese, the leader of Manchester council ad the region's health lead, admitted our infection rates are 'not going down fast enough'.He pointed to Bury where there has been several days of positive cases increasing and said while it’s 'too early to say' if it is a trend, it is an ‘area of concern’.Bolton is once again the borough with the highest infection rate in Greater Manchester with 236.5

for the easing of lockdown restrictions, starting from next month.

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 inboxCoronavirus infection rates are falling fast across England following the latest national lockdown.But there remains a huge difference in the number of positive cases being reported between different areas of the country.In Corby, Northamptonshire, for example, the infection rate is still above 300 cases per 100,000 people.While in parts of Devon, the rate has fallen to just 11.More than half the country remains above 100 cases per 100,000 people and the average for the

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 inboxThe coronavirus infection rate has risen in two boroughs of Greater Manchester. Bury and Tameside are the only parts of the region where the number of new cases has increased, the latest Public Health England (PHE) figures show.

direct to your inboxCoronavirus infections are falling across the majority of Greater Manchester.But as the latest covid heat map shows, there are big variations in the number of infections, from borough to borough and often with towns themselves. An interactive map shows the number of positive Covid test results in each neighbourhood across the country using Office for National Statistics (ONS) data.

direct to your inboxLatest figures show Bury is one of just 12 places in England where coronavirus infection rates have gone up.Rates are continuing to fall in nine of Greater Manchester's 10 boroughs.But in Bury, figures published by Public Health England on Monday showed infection rates to be up slightly.