direct to your inboxCoronavirus infection rates have fallen in every borough of Greater Manchester.The latest Public Health England figures show a decline in the spread of the virus in the seven days ending January 17.The overall rate for Greater Manchester is 376.1 per 100,000.
It is 12pc lower than the previous seven days and still below the national average. Oldham - formerly one of the worst-hit areas by Covid - now has the lowest infection rate in the region.
The town's rate has fallen again by 21pc to 291.4 per 100,000.Trafford's rate has also fallen by 21pc to 361.1 per 100,000.Earlier this week Bolton was the only borough where cases were increasing.Yet the town's rate has started to move in the right direction, albeit a slight.