Coronavirus infection rates across Greater Manchester are now 40 per cent lower than national average

Coronavirus infection rates continue to fall in all boroughs of Greater Manchester.

Greater Manchester’s rate as a whole now stands at 281.4 cases per 100,000 population and is lower than the national average which currently sits at 476.8 cases per 100,000.

Trafford continues to have the highest infection rate within Greater Manchester, with 323.7 cases per 100,000 in the week ending February 15.

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The latest data from the UK Health Security Agency found that 7,979 people tested positive for coronavirus across Greater Manchester in the same seven-day period.

The weekly total is down by 4,392 cases compared to the previous week - showing a decline of 36 per cent.

The infection rate is lower than the national average in all ten local authorities in Greater Manchester.

In the week ending February 13, a total of 425 patients were admitted to Greater Manchester NHS hospitals with Covid-19.

The figures are 113 fewer than the week before, showing a fall of 36 per cent.

On Tuesday, February 15, there were 27 Mechanical Ventilation (MV) beds occupied by Covid patients in Greater Manchester NHS hospitals - two more than a week earlier.

In the week ending February 15, 38 people died within 28 days of a positive Covid test across Greater Manchester.

These figures are 30 fewer than the week before.

Since the start of the pandemic, there have been a total of 892,372 confirmed coronavirus cases in Greater Manchester. There have been a total of 8,723 deaths.

Bury

The number of cases in Bury are down by 40 per cent compared to the previous week - leaving the infection rate at 247.5 cases per 100,000 population.

There were 472 positive Covid-19 tests