Greater Manchester boroughs see coronavirus cases fall by over 40 per cent as infection rates drop across region

Boroughs in Greater Manchester have seen their coronavirus infection rates drop by more than 40 per cent - as cases continue to fall across the region. According to new data, the infection rate for Greater Manchester is still below the national average.

Trafford continues to have the highest coronavirus infection rate in Greater Manchester, with a rate of 437.7 cases per 100,000 people in the week ending April 7. The lowest infection rate is in Manchester, where the rate is 273.7 cases per 100,000 people.

In Greater Manchester as a whole, the infection rate is now 333.9 cases per 100,000 population. The infection rate in the region is lower than the national average, which is 457.2 cases per 100,000 people.

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A total of 9,467 people tested positive for coronavirus across Greater Manchester in the week which ended on April 7. The Greater Manchester weekly total has decreased by 6705 cases compared to the previous week, which means the infection rate was down 41 per cent in the last week.

Hospital admissions

In the week ending on April 03, a total of 801 patients were admitted to Greater Manchester NHS hospitals with Covid-19. That is 75 more than the week before, a rise of 10 per cent.

On Tuesday April 05, there were 14 Mechanical Ventilation (MV) beds occupied by Covid patients in Greater Manchester NHS hospitals. That is one fewer than a week earlier.

Deaths

In the week ending April 7, a total of 37 people died within 28 days of a positive Covid test across Greater Manchester, which is 5 fewer than the week before.

Since the start of the pandemic, there have been a total of 972,715 confirmed coronavirus cases in Greater Manchester.