Coronavirus infection rates have risen in every part of Greater Manchester for the third day in a row but one borough has the second lowest rate in the entire country.
In Rochdale, there were 159.2 cases per 100,000 people in the week ending March 6, according to the latest data from the UK Health Security Agency. The only place in England with a lower rate of infection is Pendle in Lancashire, which has 111.8 cases per 100,000 people.
Stockport continues to have the highest infection rate in Greater Manchester, with a rate of 324.3 cases per 100,000 people. Greater Manchester's average rate is now 236.1 cases per 100,000 population - lower than the national average of 393.8 cases per 100,000 people.
