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Coronavirus infection rate now higher than the national average in three areas of Greater Manchester

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The coronavirus infection rate is higher than the national average in three boroughs of Greater Manchester. And, according to the latest data, the rate has risen in one area of the region.

With the national average sitting at 91.3 cases per 100,000 people as of May 12, Stockport, Wigan and Trafford have rates higher than the UK's average.

However, the data has shown hospitalisations with coronavirus are continuing to fall, as are deaths across the region. Stockport continues to have the highest coronavirus infection rate in Greater Manchester, with a rate of 99.9 cases per 100,000 people in the week ending May 12.

The lowest infection rate is in Oldham, where the rate is 48.8 cases per 100,000 people. READ MORETragic two-year-old died after family holiday in Turkey - three years on, her heartbroken family is still searching for answers In Greater Manchester as a whole, the infection rate is now 81.0 cases per 100,000 population.

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