direct to your inbox Bolton continues to have the highest coronavirus infection rate in Greater Manchester, the latest figures show.
According to the latest data from Public Health England, the borough recorded a rate of 150.9 per 100,000 in the week ending February 28.This makes Bolton the area with the highest transmission rate across the region.The lowest infection rate is in Trafford, where the rate is 85.1 per 100,000.The average infection rate for Greater Manchester as a whole now stands at 122.9.This is higher than the national average of 81.3 but is down 32 per cent in the last week and falling faster than in England as a whole.A total of 3,486 people tested positive for Covid-19 across the region in the week ending February 28.The.
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