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Infection rates have fallen again in the 10 districts of Greater Manchester.
Despite the continuing downward trend in figures, our region will once again be in the Government’s Level 3 measures when the blockade comes to an end next week.
Infection rates are expressed as the number of new cases per 100,000 people.
The overall figure for Greater Manchester is 267.5 per 100,000, the lowest since September.
In fact, the rate for our region is now half of what it was when Tier 3 was first imposed on October 23. At that time it was 547.5.
Since that date, Tameside, Wigan, Trafford, Salford and Manchester have seen rates cut by more than half.
For other districts there has been a drop of around 40 percent.
Today’s data represents the seven days leading up to November 22.
The Bolton rate has fallen below 300 for the first time since October 8. Now it is 294.6 per 100,000 inhabitants.
The latest infection rates for Greater Manchester are:
Oldham 366.9, 31 pieces less
Rochdale 342.2, 32 pieces less
Wigan 301.2, 27 pieces down
Bury 300.5, 33pc below
Bolton 294.6, 32 pieces down
Salford 246.5, 42pc down
Manchester 245.3, 32 percent down
Tameside 241.1, 36 pieces down
Stockport 204.5, 36 pieces down
Trafford 169.4, 45 pieces less
The national average in England is 202.4 per 100,000 inhabitants.
Trafford is the only Greater Manchester municipality that ranks below the national average at 169.4 per 100,000.
There were 661 positive tests in Greater Manchester on Sunday, the lowest total since September 21.
By comparison, 3,229 positive tests were confirmed in Greater Manchester on November 2, a time when the second wave of the virus was at its peak.
Meanwhile, nationwide, 17,555 Covid-19 cases were reported today, representing a nearly 25% drop from last week, and 498 deaths.
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