hereIn the week ending March 12 there were 46 Covid-19 deaths recorded in the region, which was 20 fewer than in the previous seven days.A total of 2,736 people tested positive for coronavirus across Greater Manchester in the week which ended on March 12.The Greater Manchester weekly total has increased by 220 cases compared to the previous week, which means the infection rate was up 9 per cent in the last week..Bury is one area where the trend is down.
The latest infection rate here is 68.6 cases per 100,000 people.There were 131 cases recorded in Bury, which is 35 fewer than the previous week - a fall of 21 per cent.Bolton saw a total of 274 cases in the week ending March 12, which is 22 fewer than the previous week.