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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
James Holt

Coronavirus infection rates continue to plummet in all ten Greater Manchester boroughs

Coronavirus infection rates are continuing to plummet in all ten Greater Manchester boroughs - however one still has a rate higher than the national average, according to the latest available data.

Stockport continues to have the highest coronavirus infection rate in Greater Manchester. The borough recorded a rate of 185.9 cases per 100,000 people in the week ending April 24, which is more than the UK's national average of 189.4 cases per 100,000 people.

The lowest infection rate is in Manchester, where the rate is 129.2 cases per 100,000 people. In Greater Manchester as a whole, the infection rate is now 156.6 cases per 100,000 population.

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