Coronavirus infection rates are climbing in all 10 boroughs of Greater Manchester amid a national surge in Covid cases. However, none of the region's 10 boroughs currently have a rate as high as the national average.
Trafford continues to have the highest coronavirus infection rate in Greater Manchester. The borough recorded a rate of 738.7 cases per 100,000 people in the week ending March 17, according to the latest data from the UK Health Security Agency.
The lowest infection rate is in Rochdale, where the rate is 355.5 cases per 100,000 people.
In Greater Manchester as a whole, the infection rate is now 504.1 cases per 100,000 population. The infection rate in the region is lower than the national average, which is 801.6 cases per 100,000 people.
A total of 14,296 people tested positive for coronavirus across Greater Manchester in the week which ended on March 17. The Greater Manchester weekly total has increased by 4924 cases compared to the previous week, which means the infection rate was up 53% in the last week.
The infection rate is lower than the national average in all 10 local authorities in Greater Manchester.
Hospital admissions
In the week ending on March 13, a total of 411 patients were admitted to Greater Manchester NHS hospitals with Covid-19. That is 76 more than the week before, a rise of 23%.
On Tuesday, March 15, there were 10 Mechanical Ventilation (MV) beds occupied by Covid patients in Greater Manchester NHS hospitals. That is one fewer than a week earlier.
This is the most recent available data for hospital admissions, the figures for NHS trusts are not updated daily.
Deaths
In the week ending March 17, a total of 17 people died within 28 days of a positive Covid test across Greater Manchester, which is four fewer than the week before.
Since the start of the pandemic, there have been a total of 929,320 confirmed coronavirus cases in Greater Manchester. There has been a total of 8,823 deaths.
Cases reported in each of the ten boroughs
In Bury, the latest infection rate is 512.8 cases per 100,000 people and the number of cases has gone up by 39%. A total of 978 people tested positive for Covid in Bury over the seven days ending on March 17, which is 274 more than the week before.
The trend is up in Manchester, where there were 2780 positive Covid-19 tests in the week ending March 17, which is 1020 more than the previous 7 days. That is up by 58% compared to the previous week.
The latest infection rate in Manchester is 500.2 cases per 100,000 people, which is lower than the national average.
In Oldham, the number of cases is up by 48% compared to the previous week - leaving the infection rate at 361.5 cases per 100,000 population. There were 859 positive Covid-19 tests in Oldham in the week ending March 17, which was 279 more than the previous 7 days.
Salford saw a total of 1291 cases in the week ending March 17, which is 443 more than the previous week. That is a rise of 52%. In Salford, the most recent coronavirus infection rate is now 491.4 cases per 100,000 people.
In Trafford, there were 1755 positive Covid-19 tests in the week ending March 17, which is 607 more than the previous 7 days. Trafford has the highest infection rate in the region.
The infection rate in Trafford is up slightly compared with the previous day and the week-on-week trend is up by 53%.
There were 2156 positive tests over the last week in Stockport, which is 789 more than in the previous week. The week-on-week trend in Stockport is up by 58% and the latest infection rate is 732.8 cases per 100,000 people.
Rochdale, which has the lowest infection rate in the region, recorded 795 positive Covid-19 tests in the week ending March 17, which is 317 more than the previous 7 days. The coronavirus infection rate in Rochdale is now 355.5 cases per 100,000 people and is up by 66% week-on-week.
There was a rise of 49% in cases in Wigan over the week ending March 17, and the infection rate is now 450.2 cases per 100,000 population. Wigan recorded 1489 positive Covid-19 tests over the seven-day period, and that is 491 more than the previous week.
Bolton is an area where the trend is up. The latest infection rate here is 360.5 cases per 100,000 people. There were 1039 cases recorded in Bolton, which is 255 more than the previous week - a rise of 33%.
Tameside recorded 1154 coronavirus cases, which is 449 more than in the previous seven days. The latest infection rate in Tameside is 508.1 cases per 100,000 people and that is up 64% week-on-week.
