Coronavirus infection rates are continuing to fall in all ten boroughs of Greater Manchester, new figures have revealed. Across the region, each local authority areas has seen a drop in the number of recorded cases as of week ending January 21.
Currently, Tameside has the highest infection rate across Greater Manchester, with 1007.9 cases per 100,000 people. READ MORECoronavirus rates among young children have hit record high levels in Greater Manchester It remains the only borough that has an infection rate higher than the national average in the county.
The lowest infection rate is in Oldham, where the rate is 768.0 cases per 100,000 people. In Greater Manchester as a whole, the infection rate is now 834.2 cases per 100,000 population.
The infection rate in the region is lower than the national average, which is 992.6 cases per 100,000 people. A total of 23,656 people tested positive for coronavirus across Greater Manchester in the week which ended on January 21.
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