Covid infection rates still above national average in two boroughs despite drops in every area

Coronavirus infection rates have fallen in all ten boroughs of Greater Manchester, but two areas still have infection rates above the national average.

The latest figures show Trafford has the highest coronavirus infection rate in Greater Manchester, after Stockport's rates dropped off at a sharper rate. Trafford recorded a rate of 298.4 cases per 100,000 people in the week ending April 16, according to the latest data from the UK Health Security Agency.

Stockport was close behind with 295.0 infections per 100,000 people, marginally avoce the national average of 287.5. The lowest infection rate in the region is in Oldham, where the rate is 180.5 cases per 100,000 people.

READ MORE: 'Gutted' mum who had booked last minute holiday turned away at airport after Covid-19 app failed to show proof of booster

Greater Manchester as a whole has seen infections fall in the most recent figures, with a rate of 226.6 cases, down from 232.5 for the week ending April 15. A total of 6,427 people tested positive for coronavirus across the region in the most recent figures, down by 2467 cases compared to the previous week, a drop of 28 per cent.

Hospital admissions

In the week ending on April 10, a total of 715 patients were admitted to Greater Manchester NHS hospitals with Covid-19. That is 86 fewer than the week before, a fall of 14 per cent.

On Tuesday April 12, there were 16 Mechanical Ventilation (MV) beds occupied by Covid patients in Greater Manchester NHS hospitals. That is two more than a week earlier.

Deaths

In the week ending April 16, a total of 58 people died within 28 days of a positive Covid test across Greater Manchester, which is 7 more than the week before. Since the start of the pandemic, there have been a total of