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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
James Holt

Coronavirus infection rates remain below national average in all Greater Manchester boroughs

Coronavirus infection rates have fallen in all ten boroughs of Greater Manchester. The latest data has revealed that each of the boroughs also has a rate below the national average for the UK.

Trafford continues to have the highest coronavirus infection rate in Greater Manchester. The borough recorded a rate of 104.8 cases per 100,000 people in the week ending May 5. The lowest infection rate is in Oldham, where the rate is 69.9 cases per 100,000 people.

In Greater Manchester as a whole, the infection rate is now 91.2 cases per 100,000 population. The infection rate in the region is lower than the national average, which is 109.6 cases per 100,000 people.

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