Greater Manchester's latest coronavirus infection rates as cases continue to fall

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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 287.2 cases per 100,000 people in the week ending February 20, according to the latest data from the UK Health Security Agency.

The lowest infection rate is in Oldham, where the rate is 174.2 cases per 100,000 people.

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In Greater Manchester as a whole, the infection rate is now 238 cases per 100,000 population.

The infection rate in the region is lower than the national average, which is 415.1 cases per 100,000 people.

A total of 6,750 people tested positive for coronavirus across Greater Manchester in the week which ended on February 20.

The Greater Manchester weekly total has decreased by 2,389 cases compared to the previous week, which means the infection rate was down 26 per cent in the last week..

The infection rate is lower than the national average in all ten boroughs.

In the week ending on February 20, a total of 318 patients were admitted to Greater Manchester NHS hospitals with Covid-19. That is 107 fewer than the week before, a fall of 51pc.

On Tuesday February 22, there were 26 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 February 20, a total of 38 people died within 28 days of a positive Covid test across Greater Manchester, which is four fewer than the week before.

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