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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
James Holt

Coronavirus cases falling across Greater Manchester - but one borough still has higher infection rate than UK average

Coronavirus infection rates are continuing to fall across all ten boroughs of Greater Manchester - however one borough still has an infection rate above the UK average, according to the latest data.

Stockport now has the highest coronavirus infection rate in Greater Manchester with a rate of 281.4 cases per 100,000 people in the week ending April 17. This is above the national average currently.

In Greater Manchester as a whole, the infection rate is now 216.0 cases per 100,000 population. The infection rate in the region is lower than the national average, which is 271.6 cases per 100,000 people.

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