Latest Greater Manchester infection rates hours before restrictions are lifted
manchestereveningnews.co.ukCoronavirus infection rates in Greater Manchester remain well below the national average on the eve of remaining restrictions starting to be lifted.
From tomorrow (Thursday) the legal requirement to self-isolate following a positive test tracing will be removed as part of the government's 'living with Covid' plan.
Although until April people who have or suspect they have the virus will still be advised to isolate. Ahead of the move, the latest figures show the number of cases is continuing to fall in all boroughs in our region. READ MORE: And the borough with the highest rate in Greater Manchester, Stockport, is nearly 50 percent lower than the national average.
The borough recorded a rate of 288.2 cases per 100,000 people in the week ending February 19, according to the latest data from the UK Health Security Agency.
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