Don't miss a thing by getting the latest from the Manchester Evening News sent direct to your inbox Coronavirus infection rates continue to fall steadily across the vast majority of Greater Manchester.

But one borough has seen cases leap by almost a third in a week. In Trafford cases rose by 31 per cent in the seven days to March 31, Across the region the infection rate is now 77.7 cases per 100,000 people, according to the latest data from Public Health England..

That's higher than the national average of 43.8. Oldham continues to have the highest rate in Greater Manchester, while Stockport has the lowest.

In the week ending March 31 there were 24 Covid-19 deaths recorded in the region, which was nine fewer than in the previous seven days.

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Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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