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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
James Holt

Coronavirus cases continue to drop in all but one Greater Manchester borough

The coronavirus infection rates have continued to fall in nine boroughs of Greater Manchester, but have seen a rise of seven per cent in one local authority area, according to the latest data data.

Manchester saw a total of 516 cases in the week ending May 7, however Trafford continues to have the highest coronavirus infection rate in the region. The borough recorded a rate of 105.2 cases per 100,000 people in the week ending May 7.

The lowest infection rate is in Oldham, where the rate is 69.4 cases per 100,000 people. In Greater Manchester as a whole, the infection rate is now 91.6 cases per 100,000 population - still below than the national average, which is 108.1 cases per 100,000.

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