direct to your inboxEight areas of Oldham have seen coronavirus case numbers drop to single figures – but the borough still has one of the hardest hit neighbourhoods in the region.Government figures show that cases are falling in every area following the impact of the four week national lockdown in November.There are now eight areas where weekly incidences of the virus have reduced down to single figures, and in some neighbourhoods there has been an almost 90pc decrease.However overall case numbers still remain above average, with Oldham continuing to be near the top of the table for infection rates in Greater Manchester, second now only to Rochdale.The latest data for the week to December 3 shows that the borough’s rate has fallen once.