Coronavirus infection rates lower than national average in all boroughs

Coronavirus infection rates in Greater Manchester are continuing to fall and are now below the national average according to the latest available figures. Stockport continues to have the highest coronavirus infection rate in the region. It saw its rate go down by 34 percent, in the last seven days, That was the joint highest drop in cases along with Trafford and Bury.

And its recorded a rate of 174.7 cases per 100,000 people in the week ending April 25, the rate there and is now below the England average of 176.8, according to the latest data from the UK Health Security Agency.

The borough with the lowest decline was Rochdale, where cases are down 13 percent. The lowest infection rate is in Manchester, where the rate is 126.7 cases per 100,000 people. A total of 4,232 people tested positive for coronavirus across Greater Manchester in the week which ended on April 25. The Greater Manchester weekly total has decreased by 1549 cases compared to the previous week, which means the infection rate was down 27 percent in the last week. In Greater Manchester as a whole, the infection rate is now 149.2 cases per 100,000 population.

A total of 422 patients were admitted to Greater Manchester NHS hospitals with Covid-19 in the week ending on April 24. That is 270 fewer than the week before, a fall of 178 percent.

On Tuesday, April 26, there were 17 Mechanical Ventilation (MV) beds occupied by Covid patients in Greater Manchester NHS hospitals. That is two fewer than a week earlier. This is the most recent available data for hospital admissions, the figures for NHS trusts are not updated daily.

In the week ending April 25, a total of 52 people died within 28 days of a positive Covid test across Greater Manchester, which is