Coronavirus infection rates continue to plummet in all ten Greater Manchester boroughs

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Coronavirus infection rates are continuing to plummet in all ten Greater Manchester boroughs - however one still has a rate higher than the national average, according to the latest available data.

Stockport continues to have the highest coronavirus infection rate in Greater Manchester. The borough recorded a rate of 185.9 cases per 100,000 people in the week ending April 24, which is more than the UK's national average of 189.4 cases per 100,000 people.

The lowest infection rate is in Manchester, where the rate is 129.2 cases per 100,000 people. In Greater Manchester as a whole, the infection rate is now 156.6 cases per 100,000 population. READ MOREUniversity of Salford boss hits out at government's 'cancel culture' fines A total of 4,440 people tested positive for coronavirus across Greater Manchester in the week which ended on April 24.

The Greater Manchester weekly total has decreased by 1694 cases compared to the previous week, which means the infection rate was down 28 per cent in the last week.. Hospital admissions In the week ending on April 24, a total of 422 patients were admitted to Greater Manchester NHS hospitals with Covid-19.