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Covid rates continue to fall in EVERY borough of Greater Manchester

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Covid-19 infection rates have fallen in all ten boroughs of Greater Manchester. Trafford now has the highest coronavirus infection rate in Greater Manchester, replacing Stockport.

The borough recorded a rate of 642.7 cases per 100,000 people in the week ending April 2, according to the latest data from the UK Health Security Agency.

Meanwhile, the lowest infection rate is in Oldham, where the rate is 396.8 cases per 100,000 people. In Greater Manchester as a whole, the infection rate is now 516.3 cases per 100,000 population.

The infection rate in the region is lower than the national average, which is 677.1 cases per 100,000 people. READ MORE: GMP 'willing to step in to do whatever we can' to solve Manchester Airport woes - but not baggage handling That means the infection rate is lower than the national average in all ten local authorities in Greater Manchester.

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