Latest coronavirus infection rates as cases continue to fall across all ten Greater Manchester boroughs

Coronavirus infection rates are continuing to fall across all ten boroughs of Greater Manchester.

Stockport continues to have the highest coronavirus infection rate in the region.

The borough recorded a rate of 846.7 cases per 100,000 people in the week ending January 31, according to the latest data from the UK Health Security Agency.

The lowest infection rate is in Oldham, where the rate is 619.9 cases per 100,000 people.

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In Greater Manchester as a whole, the infection rate is now 708.8 cases per 100,000 population. The infection rate in the region is lower than the national average, which is 1,006.3 cases per 100,000 people.

A total of 20,100 people tested positive for coronavirus across Greater Manchester in the week which ended on January 31.

The Greater Manchester weekly total has decreased by 5,560 cases compared to the previous week, which means the infection rate was down 22 per cent in the last week.

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

In the week ending on January 30, a total of 595 patients were admitted to Greater Manchester NHS hospitals with Covid-19. That is 81 fewer than the week before, a fall of 16pc.

On Tuesday February 1, there were 30 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 updated daily.

In the week ending January 31, a total of 92 people died within 28 days of a positive Covid test across Greater Manchester, which is 18 fewer than the week