Coronavirus infection rates have gone up in seven boroughs of Greater Manchester, according to the latest data.
Trafford continues to have the highest infection rate in the region with 770.3 cases per 100,000 people in the week ending December 13, according to the latest data from the UK Health Security Agency.
The lowest infection rate is in Tameside, where the rate is 387.5 cases per 100,000.
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In Greater Manchester as a whole, the infection rate is now 519.5 cases per 100,000 population - that's lower than the national average of 594.1.
A total of 14,731 people tested positive for coronavirus across Greater Manchester in the week ending December 13.
The region's weekly total has increased by 2,565 cases compared to the previous week, which means the infection rate was up 21 per cent in the last week..
The infection rate is higher than the national average in two areas of Greater Manchester.
Today saw the UK record its highest ever daily number of new Covid cases at over 93,000.
Hospital admissions
In the week ending on December 12, a total of 229 patients were admitted to Greater Manchester NHS hospitals with Covid-19. That is 26 more than the week before, a rise of 13 per cent.
On Tuesday December 14, there were 35 Mechanical Ventilation (MV) beds occupied by Covid patients in Greater Manchester NHS hospitals. That is three fewer than a week earlier.
This is the most recent available data for hospital admissions, the figures for NHS trusts are not updated daily.
Deaths
In the week ending December 13, a total of 34 people died within 28 days of a positive Covid test across Greater Manchester, which is one fewer than the week before.
Cases reported in each of the ten boroughs of Greater Manchester
Tameside , which has the lowest infection rate in the region, recorded 880 positive Covid-19 tests in the week ending December 13, which is 132 fewer than the previous 7 days.
The coronavirus infection rate in Tameside is now 387.5 cases per 100,000 people and is down by 13 per cent week-on-week.
There were 1226 positive tests over the last week in Bury , which is 295 more than in the previous week.
The week-on-week trend in Bury is up by 32 per cent and the latest infection rate is 642.9 cases per 100,000 people.
There was a fall of two per cent in cases in Wigan over the week ending December 13, and the infection rate is now 430.3 cases per 100,000 population.
Wigan recorded 1423 positive Covid-19 tests over the seven-day period, and that is 24 fewer than the previous week.
Bolton is an area where the trend is up. The latest infection rate here is 401.0 cases per 100,000 people.
There were 1156 cases recorded in Bolton, which is 198 more than the previous week - a rise of 21 per cent.
Rochdale saw a total of 1057 cases in the week ending December 13, which is 12 fewer than the previous week. That is a fall of one per cent.
In Rochdale, the most recent coronavirus infection rate is now 472.6 cases per 100,000 people.
In Oldham , the number of cases is up by 21 per cent compared to the previous week - leaving the infection rate at 408.2 cases per 100,000 population.
There were 970 positive Covid-19 tests in Oldham in the week ending December 13, which was 166 more than the previous 7 days.
In Trafford , there were 1830 positive Covid-19 tests in the week ending December 13, which is 502 more than the previous 7 days.
Trafford has the highest infection rate in the region. The infection rate in Trafford is up slightly compared with the previous day and the week-on-week trend is up by 38 per cent.
Stockport recorded 1664 coronavirus cases, which is 286 more than in the previous seven days.
The latest infection rate in Stockport is 565.6 cases per 100,000 people and that is up 21 per cent week-on-week.
In Salford , the latest infection rate is 571.8 cases per 100,000 people and the number of cases has gone up by 29 per cent.
A total of 1502 people tested positive for Covid in Salford over the seven days ending on December 13, which is 337 more than the week before.
The trend is up in Manchester , where there were 3023 positive Covid-19 tests in the week ending December 13, which is 949 more than the previous 7 days. That is up by 46 per cent compared to the previous week.
The latest infection rate in Manchester is 544.0 cases per 100,000 people, which is lower than the national average.
