Coronavirus infection rates surge in EVERY borough of Greater Manchester

Coronavirus cases are soaring in every part of Greater Manchester as infection rates in some areas have risen by over 80 per cent.

The infection rate in Trafford continues to be the highest across the conurbation, with cases continuing to go up in the last week. A rate of 659.1 cases per 100,000 people was recorded there in the week ending March 14, according to the latest data from the UK Health Security Agency.

Cases have risen by 83 per cent in the borough week-on-week - the most dramatic weekly increase in the region. In Greater Manchester as a whole, the infection rate is now 435.0 cases per 100,000 population, which is still lower than the national average of 709.1 cases per 100,000.

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A total of 12,336 people tested positive for coronavirus across Greater Manchester in the week which ended on March 14. The Greater Manchester weekly total has increased by 68 per cent in the last week

It comes as coronavirus rates continue to rise in England, Wales and Scotland, according to data from the ONS. In England, around one in 20 people in private households are estimated to have had the virus in the week to March 12, or 2.7 million people – up from one in 25, or 2.1 million people, in the week to March 5.

In the week ending on March 13, a total of 411 patients were admitted to Greater Manchester NHS hospitals with Covid-19. That is 76 more than the week before, a rise of 23%.

On Tuesday March 15, there were 10 Mechanical Ventilation (MV) beds occupied by Covid patients in Greater Manchester NHS hospitals. That is one fewer than a week earlier.

This is the most recent available data for hospital admissions, the figures for NHS trusts are not