Coronavirus infection rates are continuing to surge in nine of Greater Manchester's boroughs. The only place in our region which is seeing cases fall week-on-week is Bolton, which no longer has the highest infection rate.
Salford and Manchester have now overtaken the borough as areas with the highest number of cases per 100,000 people. Read more:Trans woman hits out after Northern Rail officer 'repeatedly misgendered her' In the week ending June 12, Salford had the highest rate of infection, according to the latest data from Public Health England.
The infection rate there is currently 331.9 per 100,000 people, an increase of 37 per cent compared to the week before. Manchester has the second highest rate of infection in the conurbation, with