Coronavirus infection rate falls again in Greater Manchester - could it signal the end of Tier 3 restrictions?
direct to your inboxThe coronavirus infection rate for Greater Manchester has fallen again, raising hopes the region could be lifted out of Tier 3 restrictions.The latest figures show there were 153.4 positive tests in Greater Manchester for the week ending December 9 for every 100,000 people in the local population, down 7.7 per cent compared to the week before.It puts our region significantly lower than the infection rate for England, which has risen by 15 per cent to 172.8 over the same period.The gap was widening, the figures suggest.The infection rate for London, which remains in Tier 2, rose 40 per cent during the same week to 241.5.Although current infection rates in Greater Manchester vary dramatically borough by borough, none of