direct to your inbox The latest figures on coronavirus case rates for every local authority area in England show how the ten boroughs of Greater Manchester compare.
The figures, for the seven days to February 16, are based on tests carried out in laboratories (pillar one of the government’s testing programme) and in the wider community (pillar two).The rate is expressed as the number of new cases per 100,000 people.Of the 315 local areas in England, 26 have seen a rise in case rates, and 284 have seen a fall, whereas four have remained the same.Corby in Northamptonshire has the highest rate in England, with 232 new cases recorded in the seven days to February 16 – the equivalent of 321.2 cases per 100,000 people.Middlesbrough has the second.