according to the M.E.N’s analysis of yesterday’s figures, with some dropping by more than a third in that time. Trafford's have seen a particularly substantial reduction, having almost halved since October 23.
But even aside from that, numbers have been dropping across the piece now for nearly a fortnight.Nevertheless they remain high.Even in Trafford, which has the lowest rate of the ten boroughs, more than 200 people per 100,000 are still testing positive for the virus.
For context, when Greater Manchester was placed into restrictions at the end of July, Trafford’s rate was 42.7.Oldham was recording 54.3 cases per 100,000 when July’s measures were brought in.And while its rates have fallen substantially from more than 750 cases per.
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