Manchester Evening News shows the number of positive cases has dropped 10 per cent week-on-week. The latest figures released on Sunday evening show the infection rate in Manchester is now 477 cases per 100,000 people compared with 582 a week ago.In total, there were 2,641 cases in Manchester in the week ending October 8 - that's 292 fewer than the previous.The fall from the peak, the week ending October 3, is as high as 18 per cent.Ever since the spike in Manchester began, the city's leaders have been pointing out that it has largely been driven by outbreaks among the student population.Almost 1,500 students have now tested positive at the University of Manchester alone.But the M.E.N understands officials have also begun to see a drop off.