Oldham has overtaken Manchester as the borough with the highest coronavirus infection rate in Greater Manchester.
Cases have continued to rise in all boroughs of Greater Manchester, the latest Public Health England figures show.
Oldham recorded a rate of 557.1 cases per 100,000 people in the week ending July 2, overtaking Manchester as the borough with the highest rate of transmission.
Bolton still has the lowest infection rate in the region with 299.4 cases per 100,000 people.
Greater Manchester as a whole has an infection rate is now 457.7 cases per 100,000 population.
The figure is higher than the national average, which is 249.6 cases per 100,000 people.
A total of 12,980 people tested positive for coronavirus across Greater Manchester in the week which ended on July 2.
The Greater Manchester weekly total has increased by 2966 cases compared to the previous week, which means the infection rate was up 30 per cent in the last week..
The infection rate is higher than the national average in all ten local authorities in Greater Manchester.
The latest infection rate for each borough in Greater Manchester
Oldham
In Oldham, there were 1321 positive Covid-19 tests in the week ending July 2, which is 548 more than the previous 7 days.
Oldham has the highest infection rate in the region. The infection rate in Oldham is up slightly compared with the previous day and the week-on-week trend is up by 71 per cent.
Manchester
There were 2955 positive tests over the last week in Manchester, which is 447 more than in the previous week.
The week-on-week trend in Manchester is up by 18 per cent and the latest infection rate is 534.5 cases per 100,000 people.
Bury
In Bury, the number of cases is up by 16 per cent compared to the previous week - leaving the infection rate at 400.0 cases per 100,000 population.
There were 764 positive Covid-19 tests in Bury in the week ending July 2, which was 105 more than the previous 7 days.
Stockport
Stockport is an area where the trend is up. The latest infection rate here is 341.1 cases per 100,000 people.
There were 1001 cases recorded in Stockport, which is 293 more than the previous week - a rise of 41 per cent.
Trafford
Trafford saw a total of 1074 cases in the week ending July 2, which is 361 more than the previous week. That is a rise of 51 per cent.
In Trafford, the most recent coronavirus infection rate is now 452.5 cases per 100,000 people.
Rochdale
The trend is up in Rochdale, where there were 1095 positive Covid-19 tests in the week ending July 2, which is 373 more than the previous 7 days. That is up by 52 per cent compared to the previous week.
The latest infection rate in Rochdale is 492.3 cases per 100,000 people, which is higher than the national average.
Tameside
There was a rise of 35 per cent in cases in Tameside over the week ending July 2, and the infection rate is now 415.0 cases per 100,000 population.
Tameside recorded 940 positive Covid-19 tests over the seven-day period, and that is 244 more than the previous week.
Wigan
In Wigan, the latest infection rate is 513.9 cases per 100,000 people and the number of cases has gone up by 26 per cent.
A total of 1689 people tested positive for Covid in Wigan over the seven days ending on July 2, which is 347 more than the week before.
Salford
Salford recorded 1280 coronavirus cases, which is 155 more than in the previous seven days.
The latest infection rate in Salford is 494.5 cases per 100,000 people and that is up 14 per cent week-on-week.
Bolton
Bolton has the lowest infection rate in the region. The town recorded 861 positive Covid-19 tests in the week ending July 2, which is 93 more than the previous 7 days.
The coronavirus infection rate in Bolton is now 299.4 cases per 100,000 people and is up by 12 per cent week-on-week.
