direct to your inbox Nine Greater Manchester boroughs now have coronavirus infection rates that are lower than the average for England - but numbers are beginning to creep up in some areas.
Bury, Oldham, Wigan, Tameside, Manchester, Salford, Stockport, Trafford and Bolton all have lower transmission rates than the average for the nation as a whole.Only Rochdale has a higher infection rate than the average for England but it is only marginally above it, the latest Public Health England data shows.In the week ending December 12, the rate in Rochdale was recorded at 206.8 per 100,000.The national average for England was recorded at 205.7.Numbers are creeping up in some boroughs in Greater Manchester, with rates rising week-on-week in Oldham,.
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