Coronavirus infection rates across the region have risen by more than 40 per cent in the last week, as they continue to rise in all ten boroughs. According to the latest data, over 15,000 people tested positive in the week ending March 19.
Stockport continues to have the highest coronavirus infection rate in Greater Manchester, with a rate of 766.5 cases per 100,000 people in the week ending March 19. This is compared with the lowest rate in Rochdale, of 382.7 cases per 100,000.
In Greater Manchester as a whole, the infection rate is now 534.7 cases per 100,000 population. However, the infection rate in the region is lower than the national average, which is 830.6 cases per 100,000 people.
