Manchester Evening News reported how Fallowfield, an area with a high-population of students, had become the country's Covid-19 hotspot.All boroughs in Greater Manchester remain in the red alert zone for infection rates.There were a total of 648 cases recorded in the region today, down from 897 yesterday.Although the numbers have flattened over the past couple of days in eight of the region's boroughs, and are down in Bury and Bolton, the rates in Greater Manchester are still heading upwards as a whole.That is mainly due to the huge number of cases in the city of Manchester.On Friday, the infection rate for Manchester was 289.4 cases per 100,000 people.It makes it the second highest rate in the country, behind Burnley (340.8).The infection.