Virus rates still falling across region
CORONAVIRUS infection rates have fallen in all but one borough of Greater Manchester, according to the latest data.
Only Bolton saw a modest rise compared to the week before. Tameside continues to have the highest coronavirus infection rate in Greater Manchester.
The borough recorded a rate of 371.6 cases per 100,000 people in the week ending November 10, according to the latest data from the UK Health Security Agency.
The lowest infection rate is in Oldham, where the rate is 250.8 cases per 100,000 people.
In Greater Manchester as a whole, the infection rate is now 317.4 cases per 100,000 population. The infection rate in the region is lower than the national average, which is 351.9 cases per 100,000 people.
A total of 9,001 people tested positive for coronavirus across Greater Manchester in the week which ended on November 10.
The Greater Manchester weekly total has decreased by 1,032 cases compared to the previous week, which means the infection rate was down ten per cent in the last week.
In the week ending November 10, a total of 53 people died within 28 days of a positive Covid test across Greater Manchester.
There was a rise of 2 per cent in cases in Bolton over the week ending November 10, and the infection rate is now 308.1 cases per 100,000 population.
The latest infection rate in Rochdale is 358.1 cases per 100,000 people and that is down 11pc week-on-week.
In Trafford , the latest infection rate is 366.2 cases per 100,000 people and the number of cases has gone down by 14pc.
The week-on-week trend in Wigan is down by 1pc and the latest infection rate is 366.8 cases per 100,000 people.
The latest rate in Bury is 325.1 cases per 100,000 people, while in Stockport, the rate is now 323.3 cases per 100,000 people.
The trend is down in Manchester where the latest infection rate is 269.5 cases per 100,000 people.
In Salford, the number of cases is down by 13pc compared to the previous week - leaving the infection rate at 274.1 cases per 100,000 population.