Coronavirus cases falling across Greater Manchester - but one borough still has higher infection rate than UK average

Coronavirus infection rates are continuing to fall across all ten boroughs of Greater Manchester - however one borough still has an infection rate above the UK average, according to the latest data.

Stockport now has the highest coronavirus infection rate in Greater Manchester with a rate of 281.4 cases per 100,000 people in the week ending April 17. This is above the national average currently.

In Greater Manchester as a whole, the infection rate is now 216.0 cases per 100,000 population. The infection rate in the region is lower than the national average, which is 271.6 cases per 100,000 people.

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A total of 6,126 people tested positive for coronavirus across Greater Manchester in the week which ended on April 17. The Greater Manchester weekly total has decreased by 2387 cases compared to the previous week, which means the infection rate was down 28 per cent in the last week.

Hospital admissions

In the week ending on April 17, a total of 692 patients were admitted to Greater Manchester NHS hospitals with Covid-19. That is 23 fewer than the week before, a fall of 3 per cent.

On Tuesday April 19, there were 19 Mechanical Ventilation (MV) beds occupied by Covid patients in Greater Manchester NHS hospitals. That is three more than a week earlier.

Deaths

In the week ending April 17, a total of 60 people died within 28 days of a positive Covid test across Greater Manchester, which is 3 more than the week before. Since the start of the pandemic, there have been a total of 981,780 confirmed coronavirus cases in Greater Manchester and a total of 9,137 deaths.

Cases reported in each of the ten boroughs

Rochdale

Rochdale is an area