Coronavirus infection rates have gone up in all ten boroughs of Greater Manchester, according to the latest data. Trafford continues to have the highest coronavirus infection rate in Greater Manchester. The borough recorded a rate of 756.4 cases per 100,000 people in the week ending March 18, according to the latest data from the UK Health Security Agency. The lowest infection rate is in Rochdale, where the rate is 375.6 cases per 100,000 people. In Greater Manchester as a whole, the infection rate is now 523.6 cases per 100,000 population. The infection rate in the region is lower than the national average, which is 820.0 cases per 100,000 people.