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Manchester Evening News
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Charlotte Dobson

The worst-hit coronavirus hotspots in Greater Manchester

Two neighbourhoods in Salford have the highest number of coronavirus cases in Greater Manchester.

Salford Central & University and Ordsall & Salford Quays both have more than 100 cases of the virus in the week ending July 12, making them the worst hit areas in the region.

These Covid 'hotspots' can be revealed via an interactive map charting the number of positive Covid-19 test results in each neighbourhood across the country using Office for National Statistics (ONS) data.

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The map reveals the number of coronavirus infections per 'neighbourhood' per 100,000 people in the seven days ending July 12.

Salford Central & University had a total of 140 cases and an infection rate of 924.9 per 100, 000 people, according to the map.

Neighbouring Ordsall & Salford Quays recorded 126 cases and an infection rate of 813.4 in the same seven day period.

Rusholme West & Moss Side East had 80 cases, making it the worst hit area in Manchester city.

Elsewhere Timperley North is a new hotspot in Trafford with 77 cases.

Areas in dark purple are those with the highest current rates. These are the locations with more than 800 cases per 100,000 of the population living there.

Neighbourhoods with an infection rate above 400 per 100,000 people are shaded in a lighter purple.

The worst affected areas with the total number of cases are listed below:

Manchester

Boothroyden & Higher Blackley - 70

Benchill North & Sharston - 57

Burnage South - 74

Baguley East & Wythenshawe Park - 52

Hulme Park & St George's - 55

University North & Whitworth Street - 44

Castlefield & Deansgate - 54

City Centre North & Collyhurst - 50

Moss Side West - 69

Rusholme West & Moss Side East - 80

Chorlton North - 51

Woodhouse Park & Airport - 52

Salford

Cromwell Road & Broad Street - 57

Little Hulton North - 52

Ordsall & Salford Quays - 126

Salford Central & University - 140

Worsley - 63

Walkden North East - 49

Walkden South - 51

Trafford

Gorse Hill - 54

Urmston East - 49

Flixton & Moorside - 53

Trafford Park East & Sevenways - 41

Timperley North - 77

Timperley East - 73

Oldham town centre (Vincent Cole)

Oldham

Alt - 62

Chadderton Central - 54

Derker - 62

Oldham Town North - 81

Holt Lane End & Bardsley - 50

Failsworth South - 46

Royton South East - 50

Royton East & Cowlishaw - 57

Royton North - 50

Moorside & Sholver - 71

Shaw & Crompton - 56

Springhead & Grasscroft - 62

Rochdale

Central Rochdale & Mandale Park - 79

Healey, Syke & Shawclough - 53

Kingsway - 81

Milnrow West - 56

Norden East & Bagslate Moor - 82

Littleborough South & Smithy Bridge - 55

Littleborough North & Calderbook - 57

Whitworth - 88

Bury

Besses - 46

Fernhill & Pimhole - 54

Heywood Heap Bridge & Darnhill - 62

Prestwich East - 44

Unsworth - 48

Bolton

Ainsworth & Bradley Fold - 35

Gilnow & Victory - 49

Hall I' th' Wood - 39

Farnworth South - 34

Little Lever - 55

Smithills - 46

Tonge - 45

Westhoughton East - 40

Westhoughton West - 44

Wigan

Ashton-in-Makerfield North - 65

Ashton-in-Makerfield East - 62

Atherton North - 57

Atherton South West - 39

Atherton South East & Tyldesley West - 39

Golborne - 80

Ince-in-Makerfield - 35

Leigh North - 39

Leigh East & Higher Folds - 66

Lowton - 72

Lowton Common - 79

Wigan South - 53

Tameside

Ashton Central - 52

Ashton Waterloo - 44

Denton South - 53

Dukinfield West - 44

Droylsden Central - 52

Droylsden East - 54

Hyde North - 53

Smallshaw - 45

Stockport

Bredbury - 39

Brinnington - 65

Central Stockport, Portwood & Shaw Heath - 44

Cheadle Heath - 40

Cheadle East - 37

Davenport - 38

Edgeley - 40

Gatley North - 46

Gatley South & Cheadle West - 55

Norris Bank - 43

South Reddish & Heaton Norris - 41

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