anger from residents this week about the decision to put the borough into Tier 3 restrictions when national lockdown ends. The rate in Stockport,now 176.9, is also just marginally above the national average now having dropped by 37pc week-on-week.Bolton saw the slowest decrease, of 29pc with the rate the third highest in the region at 272.Manchester's rate, now 219.2 is down by just over a third.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very simply by following the instructions hereThere were 1,212 cases in the city in the last seven days, down by 581 on the previous seven, a decrease of 32pc.The entire region will be placed back under Tier 3 restrictions next week.
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