Latest coronavirus infection rates for all boroughs as the gap between Greater Manchester and London widens

The gap between the coronavirus infection rate in Greater Manchester and London is starting to widen.

On Sunday, the MEN reported that the infection rate in the capital on the day the country moved to separate levels was in fact higher than our area.

While cases fell in our conurbation when the country came out of the blockade, positive tests increased in London.

In the week ending December 3, the infection rate in London rose from 169.32 to 173.7 per 100,000 population.

Meanwhile, during the same period in Greater Manchester, the infection rate fell again from 164.65 to 159.2.

There were 15,564 new cases in London in the seven-day period to December 3, a 13 percent increase from the previous week.

In Greater Manchester, 4,515 positive tests were confirmed, a drop of 24 percent weekly.

Bury now has the highest infection rate of the 10 counties for the first time since May 25, when the rate was 64 per 100,000.

There were 223.6 cases per 100,000 residents on December 3.

Another 427 new cases were registered in the municipality in that seven-day period, representing a five percent drop per week.

The rate had been falling much faster in Bury for the past few days, suggesting that the rate may have stalled there.

In contrast, the infection rate in Oldham is falling at the most significant rate in the 10 boroughs and is now at a lower rate than Manchester’s.

There were 380 new positive tests in the week ending December 3, that’s a 41 percent reduction from the previous week.

Four districts in the conurbation currently have an infection rate lower than the national average, which stands at 148.8.

Cases continue to drop in Salford, Tameside, Stockport and Trafford.

Trafford has the lowest infection rate in Greater Manchester at 93.1, and the rate continues to fall.

The rate is also dropping significantly in Bolton and Tameside, with both districts seeing a nearly 30 percent reduction in cases week-over-week.

There were 176.7 cases per 100,000 people in Bolton in the week ending Dec. 3, a 28 percent reduction from the previous week.

Tameside has the third lowest infection rate in Greater Manchester, at 119.2.

Only 270 new Covid-19 cases were recorded there in the last seven-day period, a drop of 30 percent weekly.

The latest figures come when another 18 deaths were confirmed in Greater Manchester hospitals, bringing the total in our region to 3,787.