Trafford's Covid rates have risen rapidly in the past week and are now the highest in the country. The town's figures have almost doubled in a two week period, with the current infection rate standing at 832.6 cases per 100,000 people in the week ending October 7, according to latest government statistics.
It has now surpassed Kettering to become the area with the highest infection rate in the UK and the number of cases continues to rocket. READ MORE:LIVE Jury finds teenager GUILTY of murdering man found dead in canal Infections in Trafford are up 61 per cent week-on-week, with the main bulk of cases occurring among school-aged youngsters.