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Ashlie Blakey

The latest coronavirus infection rates in Greater Manchester as cases rise in six boroughs

Coronavirus infection rates have gone up in six boroughs of Greater Manchester, the latest data shows.

According to the latest UK Health Security Agency figures, cases have gone up in Trafford, Wigan, Stockport, Tameside, Bury and Oldham.

Rates have gone down in Salford, Rochdale, Manchester and Bolton.

Trafford continues to have the highest rate across the region, which currently stands at 470.6 cases per 100,000 people.

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In Greater Manchester as a whole, the infection rate is now 379.9 - lower than the national average of 471.8.

A total of 10,772 people tested positive for coronavirus across the region in the week which ended on December 1.

The total has increased by 41 cases compared to the previous week, which means the infection rate was level 0 per cent in the last week.

Hospital admissions

In the week ending on November 28, a total of 191 patients were admitted to Greater Manchester NHS hospitals with Covid-19.

That is 18 fewer than the week before, a fall of 10 per cent.

On Tuesday November 30, there were 32 Mechanical Ventilation (MV) beds occupied by Covid patients in Greater Manchester NHS hospitals. That is four 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 1, a total of 39 people died within 28 days of a positive Covid test across Greater Manchester, which is three fewer than the week before.

Cases reported in each of the ten boroughs

The latest coronavirus infection rates on December 5 (MEN)

Tameside recorded 913 coronavirus cases, which is 25 more than in the previous seven days.

The latest infection rate is 402 -up three per cent week-on-week.

In Stockport , the latest infection rate is 407.6 and the number of cases has gone up by four per cent.

A total of 1199 people tested positive for Covid over the seven days ending on December 1, which is 46 more than the week before.

Bolton , which has the lowest infection rate in the region, recorded 887 positive Covid-19 tests. which is 82 fewer than the previous week.

The infection rate is now 307.7 and is down by eight per cent week-on-week.

Bury saw a total of 759 cases in the week ending December 1, which is 9 more than the previous week. That is a rise of one per cent.

The most recent coronavirus infection rate is now 398.0.

The trend is down in Salford , where there were 1046 positive Covid-19 tests in the week ending December 1, which is 115 fewer than the previous week. That is down by 10 per cent compared to the previous week.

The latest infection rate is 398.2, which is lower than the national average.

In Oldham , the number of cases is up by six per cent compared to the previous week - leaving the infection rate at 323.6.

There were 769 positive Covid-19 tests in the week ending December 1, which was 42 more than the previous week.

Manchester is an area where the trend is down. The latest infection rate here is 319.2.

There were 1774 cases, which is 46 fewer than the previous week - a fall of three per cent."

There was a fall of eight per cent in cases in Rochdale over the week ending December 1, and the infection rate is now 394.8.

The borough recorded 883 positive Covid-19 tests over the seven-day period, and that is 81 fewer than the previous week.

There were 1424 positive tests over the last week in Wigan , which is 125 more than in the previous week.

The week-on-week trend is up by ten per cent and the latest infection rate is 430.6.

In Trafford , there were 1118 positive Covid-19 tests in the week ending December 1, which is 118 more than the previous week.

The infection rate is up slightly compared with the previous day and the week-on-week trend is up by 12 per cent.

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