Coronavirus cases continue to rise sharply in all ten boroughs of Greater Manchester

The number of new Covid-19 cases is continuing to rise across Greater Manchester, according to the latest figures. All 10 boroughs have seen a rise in cases, but infection rates remain below the national average.

The number of people needing hospital treatment for Covid has also risen by nearly 40 per cent across the region with a slight rise in the number of people dying from coronavirus in the latest round of figures. Trafford is the borough recording the highest infection rate in the region.

There were 2,028 positive Covid-19 tests in Trafford for the week ending March 24, which is 270 more than the previous 7 days. This is a rise of 15 per cent for the borough which now has an infection rate just below England as a whole at 853.6 positive cases per 100,000 residents. England's average infection rate is 880.5 per 100,000.

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Stockport also saw a slight rise in cases in the seven days to March 24. There were 2340 positive tests over the last week in Stockport, which is 169 more than in the previous week. This is up eight per cent and the latest infection rate is 795.4 cases per 100,000 people.

Tameside and Wigan both saw a significant rise in positive cases in the last week. I n Tameside, the latest infection rate is 672.3 cases per 100,000 people, a rise of 32 per cent. Wigan's latest infection rate in Wigan is 630.5 cases per 100,000 people, up 39 per cent week-on-week, which is the largest rise in the whole of Greater Manchester.

There were 1,651 positive cases of Covid-19 in Salford in the week ending March 24, 358 more than the previous week. This gives the borough an infection rate of 628.5 new cases per 100,000 residents, a rise of 28 per cent.