Coronavirus infection rates have gone up by over 50 percent in Tameside as cases across Greater Manchester rise. Trafford continues to have the highest coronavirus infection rate in Greater Manchester.
The borough recorded a rate of 821.2 cases per 100,000 people in the week ending March 21, according to the latest data from the UK Health Security Agency.
The lowest infection rate is in Bolton, where the rate is 423.9 cases per 100,000 people. In Greater Manchester as a whole, the infection rate is now 582.2 cases per 100,000 population. The infection rate in the region is lower than the national average, which is 860.5 cases per 100,000 people.
