Coronavirus infection rates have gone up in eight out of 10 boroughs in Greater Manchester. Tameside still has the highest coronavirus infection rate in the region with 439.4 cases per 100,000 people in the week ending September 9, according to the latest data from Public Health England.
The lowest infection rate is in Bolton, where there are 284.8 cases per 100,000 people. READ MORE:Disabled Home Bargains shopper left 'sobbing' after cruel staff comments In Greater Manchester as a whole, the infection rate stands at 339.8 cases per 100,000 people.
The national average is 320.7 cases per 100,000 people. In the seven days to September 9, a total of 9,637 people tested positive for Covid-19 across Greater Manchester.