Latest coronavirus infection rates as cases fall in all ten Greater Manchester boroughs
manchestereveningnews.co.ukCoronavirus infection rates have fallen in all ten boroughs of Greater Manchester. After weeks of soaring rates, the number of cases in the region is down 9pc on last week.
A total of 16,134 people tested positive for coronavirus across Greater Manchester in the week ending on March 31 - down 1,535 cases compared to the previous week.
The infection rate remains lower than the national average in all ten boroughs. Stockport continues to have the highest coronavirus infection rate in the region. READ MORE: Under-fire Manchester Airport bosses told to 'get a grip or get out' The borough recorded a rate of 724.7 cases per 100,000 people in the week ending March 31, according to the latest data from the UK Health Security Agency.
The lowest infection rate is in Oldham, where the rate is 416.6 cases per 100,000 people. In Greater Manchester as a whole, the infection rate is now 569 cases per 100,000 population.
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