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Paul Britton

Latest borough-by-borough coronavirus infection rates in Greater Manchester as cases rise in Trafford

Latest coronavirus infection rate figures have shown a rise in cases in Trafford.

The 'weekly trend' in the borough increased by three per cent, according to Public Health England data published on Wednesday night.

The statistics cover the week ending September 18 - the latest figures available.

In Trafford, the latest infection rate stands at 324.1 cases per 100,000 people.

A total of 770 people tested positive for Covid-19 in Trafford in the seven days to September 18, 21 more than the week before.

Trafford was the only borough of Greater Manchester to see a slight increase in cases.

According to the data, the weekly rates have fallen in eight areas and stayed level in one borough - Manchester.

The latest data (PHE/MEN)

Stockport continues to have the highest coronavirus infection rate in Greater Manchester.

The borough recorded a rate of 366.1 cases per 100,000 people in the week ending September 18.

The lowest infection rate remains in Manchester, where the rate is 206.0 cases per 100,000 people.

In Greater Manchester as a whole, the infection rate is now 267.2 cases per 100,000 population.

That's higher than the national average, which is 263.9 cases per 100,000 people.

A total of 7,577 people tested positive for coronavirus across Greater Manchester in the week ending September 18.

The Greater Manchester weekly total has decreased by 1,536 cases compared to the previous week, meaning the infection rate was down 17 per cent in the last week.

The infection rate is higher than the national average in five areas of Greater Manchester - Wigan, Oldham, Trafford, Tameside and Stockport.

In the week ending September 18, 39 people died within 28 days of a positive Covid-19 test across Greater Manchester, five more than the week before.

Rates remain above the national average in five areas (Getty Images)

Cases reported in each of the ten boroughs:

In Bolton, the number of cases fell by 19 per cent compared to the previous week - leaving the infection rate at 224.8 cases per 100,000 population.

There were 648 positive Covid-19 tests in Bolton in the week ending September 18, 149 fewer than the previous seven days.

Salford saw a total of 668 cases in the week ending September 18, 192 fewer than the previous week.

Oldham recorded 647 coronavirus cases, 148 fewer than in the previous seven days.

The latest infection rate in Oldham is 272.3 cases per 100,000 people - a 19 per cent week-on-week fall.

The trend is down in Wigan, where there were 877 positive Covid-19 tests in the week ending September 18, 246 fewer than the previous seven days.

Trafford was the only area to see a rise (Birmingham Mail /Darren Quinton)

The latest infection rate in Wigan is 265.2 cases per 100,000 people, which is higher than the national average.

There was a fall of 23 per cent in cases in Bury over the week ending September 18, and the infection rate is now 233.9 cases per 100,000 of the population.

Bury recorded 446 positive Covid-19 tests over the seven-day period, and that is 136 fewer than the previous week.

Rochdale is an area where the trend is down. The latest infection rate there is 221.8 cases per 100,000 people.

There were 496 cases recorded in Rochdale, which is 159 fewer than the previous week - a fall of 24 per cent.

There were 803 positive tests over the last week in Tameside, which is 121 fewer than in the previous week.

The week-on-week trend in Tameside is down by 13 per cent and the latest infection rate is 353.6 cases per 100,000 people.

Manchester recorded 1,145 positive Covid-19 tests in the week ending September 18, which is 404 fewer than the previous seven days.

The coronavirus infection rate in Manchester is now 206.0 cases per 100,000 people and is down by 26 per cent week-on-week.

In Stockport, there were 1,077 positive Covid-19 tests in the week ending September 18, just two fewer than the previous seven days.

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