told the Mirror : “Hopefully, we will begin to see some people getting released. “If things stay as they are I think it is likely that we would see a change.”Mr Burnham said restrictions would stay in place - and could even be tightened - in the worst-hit areas, but they could be eased in areas where the infection rate has dropped.Infection rates for Greater Manchester, published on Saturday, showed Oldham had 108.4 cases per 100,000 people, Rochdale 46.3, Manchester 42.3, Salford 32.8 and Tameside 31.8.The UK-wide average case rate is 17.3 per 100,000.Speaking to the Mirror, Mr Burnham said: “Our cases are flattening – with one exception, Oldham – and we are starting to turn the tide in most of our boroughs.
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