Don't miss a thing by getting the latest from the Manchester Evening News sent direct to your inbox Covid-19 infection rates have risen slightly in parts of Greater Manchester as concerns remain over the slowing rate of declining cases and a low level of vaccine uptake in some areas.
The number of cases in Manchester, Oldham, and Trafford increased in the week to March 26, while numbers continued to fall or stabilise in the remaining boroughs.
Greater Manchester’s overall infection rate is currently sitting at 92 cases per 100,000 people, just below the 94.3 per 100,000 recorded the week before.
This means that the city-region is still almost double the national average which currently stands at 54. Sir Richard Leese, chair of the Greater