The borough recorded a rate of 116.9 cases per 100,000 people in the week ending March 5, according to the latest data from PHE.
A total of 6,571 people in Greater Manchester have died within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test during the pandemic. In the week ending March 5 there were 58 Covid-19 deaths recorded in the region, which was 27 fewer than in the previous seven days.In Greater Manchester as a whole, the infection rate is now 88.2 cases per 100,000 population, still markedly higher than the national average of 60.8 cases per 100,000 people.The infection rate in Greater Manchester was down 40 per cent in the last week and is currently falling faster than in England as a whole.