Coronavirus infection rates continue to plummet across Greater Manchester, with all areas experiencing week-on-week decreases of at least 30 per cent. In all but one of our region's ten boroughs, infection rates are below the national average for England.
Wigan is the only area above the national average, and has the highest infection rates within Greater Manchester. The town's infection rate currently stands at 121.9 cases per 100,000 people.
The lowest infection rates are in Manchester, where the current infection rate is 81.7 cases per 100,000 people. In the week to May 1, a total of 2,809 people tested positive for the virus, a 37 per cent decrease on the previous seven days.
