Coronavirus infection rates are continuing to fall across all ten boroughs of Greater Manchester. .
Stockport continues to have the highest rate in the region.
The borough recorded a rate of 296.1 cases per 100,000 people in the week ending February 17, according to the latest data from the UK Health Security Agency.
The lowest infection rate is in Oldham, where the rate is 206.2 cases per 100,000 people.
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In Greater Manchester as a whole, the infection rate is now 256.1 cases per 100,000 population.
The infection rate in the region remains far lower than the national average of 443.4 cases per 100,000 people.
A total of 7,263 people tested positive for coronavirus across Greater Manchester in the week which ended on February 17.
The Greater Manchester weekly total has decreased by 3,512 cases compared to the previous week, which means the infection rate was down 33 per cent in the last week..
The infection rate is lower than the national average in all ten boroughs.
Hospital admissions
In the week ending on February 13, a total of 425 patients were admitted to Greater Manchester NHS hospitals with Covid-19. That is 113 fewer than the week before, a fall of 36pc.
On Tuesday February 15, there were 27 Mechanical Ventilation (MV) beds occupied by Covid patients in Greater Manchester NHS hospitals. That is two more than a week earlier.
This is the most recent available data for hospital admissions, the figures for NHS trusts are not updated daily.
Deaths
In the week ending February 17, a total of 42 people died within 28 days of a positive Covid test across Greater Manchester, which is 11 fewer than the week before.
Since the start of the pandemic, there have been a total of 894,405 confirmed coronavirus cases in Greater Manchester. There has been a total of 8,724 deaths.
Cases reported in each of the ten boroughs
Tameside
Tameside saw a total of 576 cases in the week ending February 17, which is 301 fewer than the previous week. That is a fall of 34 per cent.
In Tameside, the most recent coronavirus infection rate is now 253.6 cases per 100,000 people.
Rochdale
There was a fall of 27 per cent in cases in Rochdale over the week ending February 17, and the infection rate is now 235.6 cases per 100,000 population.
Rochdale recorded 527 positive Covid-19 tests over the seven-day period, and that is 192 fewer than the previous week.
Bolton
Bolton is an area where the trend is down. The latest infection rate here is 207.5 cases per 100,000 people.
There were 598 cases recorded in Bolton, which is 497 fewer than the previous week - a fall of 45 per cent.
Oldham
Oldham, which has the lowest infection rate in the region, recorded 490 positive Covid-19 tests in the week ending February 17, which is 210 fewer than the previous seven days.
The coronavirus infection rate in Oldham is now 206.2 cases per 100,000 people and is down by 30 per cent week-on-week.
Bury
In Bury, the number of cases is down by 35 per cent compared to the previous week - leaving the infection rate at 232.3 cases per 100,000 population.
There were 443 positive Covid-19 tests in Bury in the week ending February 17, which was 242 fewer than the previous seven days.
Wigan
The trend is down in Wigan, where there were 856 positive Covid-19 tests in the week ending February 17, which is 301 fewer than the previous seven days. That is down by 26 per cent compared to the previous week.
The latest infection rate in Wigan is 258.8 cases per 100,000 people, which is lower than the national average.
Manchester
Manchester recorded 1,472 coronavirus cases, which is 662 fewer than in the previous seven days.
The latest infection rate in Manchester is 264.9 cases per 100,000 people and that is down 31 per cent week-on-week.
Trafford
There were 688 positive tests over the last week in Trafford, which is 364 fewer than in the previous week.
The week-on-week trend in Trafford is down by 35 per cent and the latest infection rate is 289.6 cases per 100,000 people.
Stockport
In Stockport, there were 871 positive Covid-19 tests in the week ending February 17, which is 480 fewer than the previous seven days.
Stockport has the highest infection rate in the region. The infection rate in Stockport is down slightly compared with the previous day and the week-on-week trend is down by 36 per cent.
Salford
In Salford, the latest infection rate is 282.5 cases per 100,000 people and the number of cases has gone down by 26 per cent.
A total of 742 people tested positive for Covid in Salford over the seven days ending on February 17, which is 263 fewer than the week before.
