Coronavirus rates are now lower in Greater Manchester than they were at the start of the local lockdown, with the latest data suggesting a regional spike in cases has been reversed.Extra restrictions on the ten boroughs in the region have been in place for three full weeks after being announced on July 30.At the time the local lockdown was declared, infection rates were rising in all ten boroughs of Greater Manchester, and this trend continued broadly for the first two weeks after the measures were brought in.But in the third week, the upward trend hit a peak, and in many areas they have been falling sharply for the past seven days.Five of the boroughs now have weekly infection rates below 25 cases per 100,000 population - which means they.