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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Paul Britton

Latest Greater Manchester coronavirus infection rates as cases rise in four boroughs

Coronavirus infection rates have gone up in four boroughs of Greater Manchester - Manchester, Tameside, Salford and Rochdale, latest figures show. The weekly rates have fallen in five boroughs and stayed level in only Stockport, according to the data.

Trafford continues to have the highest coronavirus infection rate in Greater Manchester. The borough recorded a rate of 102.7 cases per 100,000 people in the week ending May 9, the latest available data from the UK Health Security Agency.

The lowest infection rate is in Oldham, where the rate is 64.4 cases per 100,000 people. In Greater Manchester as a whole, the infection rate is now 93.1 cases per 100,000 population. That's lower than the national average, which is 105.5 cases per 100,000 people.

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