expressed their frustrations at having the new restrictions imposed despite the relatively low rate of infection in the borough.
Public health officials say the continued increases are not related to Eid, which only began on Friday so cannot realistically have contributed to the rise.The 7-day infection rate in Manchester reached 36 cases per 100,000 on Thursday July 30th, when news broke of the new restrictions in the region.Trafford had the second highest infection rate in the region at that point - with 39 cases per 100,000 - however the rate of increase appears to have slowed slightly.You can take a look at the latest rates for each Greater Manchester borough in our interactive map below.The number of cases rose fastest in Bury and.