*The below figures are not new cases. They are ' pillar two' test cases previously not included in official data sets Manchester - was 1,744, now 2,835Salford - was 986, now 1,297Bolton - was 1,063, now 1,785Bury - was 819, now 1,261Oldham - was 1,163, now 1,811Tameside - was 886, now 1,496Stockport - was 1,093, now 1,612Trafford - was 885, now 1,240Rochdale - was 892, now 1,528Wigan - was 1,235, now 2,109The city of Manchester has had the highest number of COVID-19 cases by far, according to the updated figures, followed by Wigan and Oldham.However, when the figures are adjusted for the size of the population, Oldham has by far the highest rate of infection - for the entire pandemic - at 490 cases per 100,000 people.