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Manchester Evening News
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Sophie Halle-Richards

Greater Manchester's latest Covid-19 'blackspots' - where cases are among the highest in the country

These are the areas in Greater Manchester where Covid-19 cases are among the highest in the country.

Coronavirus 'blackspots' show the neighbourhoods across the UK which have a case rate of 1,600 per 100,000 people or more.

Greater Manchester currently has a very high concentration of blackspots, along with London, Essex, Glasgow, and parts of Liverpool.

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Last week, there were more than 30 local areas across the conurbation which were classed as hotspots by the government's Covid-19 interactive map.

It shows the number of infections per area, broken down into neighbourhoods. The number of new cases is then used to calculate the infection rate per 100,000 people.

In the week ending December 28, there were over 50 blackspots in Greater Manchester.

The neighbourhood of Beech Road and Chorlton Meadows in south Manchester is currently the Covid-19 hotspot in our region.

Beech Road and Chorlton Meadows in south Manchester is currently the Covid-19 hotspot (Saffron Otter)

In the seven days ending on December 28, the local area which encompasses parts of Chorlton, recorded an infection rate of 2,758.6 cases per 100,000 people.

The local authority area of Ellenbrook and Boothstown in Salford has the second highest proportion of positive cases, with an infection rate of 2,574 per 100,000.

The neighbourhoods of Norris Bank and Heaton Mersey in Stockport are also classed as Covid-19 blackspots.

In the week ending December 28, they recorded infection rates of 2,520.4 and 2,382.5 cases per 100,000 people respectively.

Cases are also high in other parts of south Manchester including sought after areas of Didsbury Village and East Didsbury.

Both areas have a rate of infection higher than 2,200 per 100,000 people in the seven days ending on December 28.

And in Tameside, the local area of Mossley is also among the neighbourhoods with the highest rates of infection across the region.

There the infection rate was 2,442.9 per 100,000 in the week ending December 28.

Whilst the majority of local areas in Greater Manchester are now showing as coronavirus blackspots, the picture does appear to be improving elsewhere.

Parts of Oldham including Alexandra Park, Busk, and Oldham Town South have between 400 and 799 cases per 100,000 people.

Infection rates appear to be lowest in Busk, with just 510.7 cases per 100,000 people recorded in the week ending December 28.

The area of Broughton Park in Salford has the lowest proportion of positive cases in Greater Manchester, with an infection rate of 489.7 per 100,000.

To see how many cases there are in your area, use the interactive map here.

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