These are the latest coronavirus infection rates for Greater Manchester as cases fall in three boroughs

Greater Manchester recorded one of the highest daily death tolls since the first peak of the pandemic.

no 'single driver' behind a recent rise among the over-60s.She said: "Based on what we know from the first wave and what we know from what’s happened in other countries, we know it is very likely that those increasing cases in the over-60s will translate into higher numbers in hospital."Six boroughs - Wigan, Rochdale, Bolton, Manchester, Stockport and Trafford - are now showing a downward trend week-on-week.

hereThere has been a clear levelling out in rates across Greater Manchester since Tier 3 started on 23 September.However, there are signs that it may nudge back upwards in the next few days, with 2,402 cases added today, which is one of the highest daily increases seen so far.Oldham now has what is thought to be the highest infection rate in the country, recording a rate of 737.2 cases per 100,000 people in the week to November 1.It comes on the first day England entered a second national

Pennine Acute, which runs Fairfield General Hospital, Bury, The Royal Oldham Hospital and Rochdale Infirmary, recorded 21 more deaths.

Coronavirus cases in Greater Manchester have risen by 4pc week-on-week, according to latest figures, as the region prepares to enter 'Tier 3' of the lockdown system.Tougher new measures, such as the closure of pubs and other venues, will be introduced in the region from Friday at 00.01am.People will also be banned from meeting other households indoors and in most outdoor settings.More than 2,000 cases of the virus (2,162) were confirmed in Greater Manchester today - only the third time that

See the infection rates on the graphic below (it may take a couple of seconds to appear)Areas in red are the Greater Manchester boroughs, orange marks areas currently in Tier 3, in blue are areas in Tier 2That places Stockport in 46th place in the country on the most recent data.If Stockport is moved onto Tier 3 restrictions today there will be a total of 18 local authorities in England which currently have a higher infection rate.The infection rate in Nottingham is currently more than two and a

the NHS gives an update on  coronavirus related  fatalities recorded by hospitals trusts in England during the previous 24 hour period.

Wigan now has the second highest coronavirus infection rate in Greater Manchester.The town has overtaken Manchester, where rates have dropped for the seventh day in a row.Numbers in Manchester have now gone down by 25 per cent from their peak level rate of 583.5 on Oct 3.There has been a big increase in infection rates in Wigan, which at the end of August had the lowest figures in Greater Manchester.A total of 435.1 per 100,000 of the population tested positive in the town in the week ending

outbreaks at halls of residence after students returned to university.

outbreaks at halls of residence after students returned to university. But localised figures show that in heavily populated student areas such as Fallowfield, the number of cases is down 70 per cent week-on-week.

coronavirus infection rate double in 12 days the latest data reveals.

were told today the figure may change as more data is released by the national test and trace system.

of coronavirus were reported in Greater Manchester today as figures show infection rates are rising in nine out of the region's ten boroughs.

The total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Tuesday, October 13 are:Bolton NHS Foundation Trust - 260Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust - 9Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust - 484NHS Nightingale Hospital North West - 6Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust - 599Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust - 6Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust - 200Stockport NHS Foundation Trust - 239Tameside & Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust -

hereThe total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Monday, October 12 are:Nationally further 36 people, who tested positive for Covid-19 have died, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 30,507.Patients were aged between 31 and 97 years old, NHS England said.All but two patients (aged 81 and 93) had known underlying health conditions.Date of death ranges from October 8 to October 11 with the majority being on or

The rate of coronavirus infection remains high across Greater Manchester - with hundreds of people testing positive each week.All 10 boroughs remain at the Government's 'red alert' level.Manchester continues to the be the worst affected area in the region and remains one of the UK's coronavirus hotspots.There were 2,715 positive tests in the city in the week up to October 7, according to the latest figures published by Public Health England.That's a slight increase of 21 on the week before.But

hereThe other boroughs also saw a rise in their infection rates: Salford, 337.3; Oldham, 327.3; Bury 307.9; Wigan, 292.7, Tameside, 258.7; Stockport, 245.5.Some 71,717 positive cases were registered in England, an infection rate of 127.4.Although the number of cases is rising steeply across much of the country, there is now much more testing than at the height of the first wave of the pandemic in April and May.

hereGreater Manchester overall saw 9,072 cases, a rise of 38 per cent.All ten boroughs remain in the 'red zone' where PHE requires local intervention.The average infection rate for England was 117.4.Although the number of cases is rising steeply across much of the country, there is now much more testing than at the height of the first wave of the pandemic in April and May.

hereAfter Manchester, Rochdale (305.7) has the next highest infection rate followed by Salford (293.6), Bury (272.3), Bolton (251.1), Oldham (250.9), Wigan (239.5), Tameside (222.1) and finally Stockport (202.8).The average infection rate for England is 108.6.