Coronavirus infection rates have continued to rise in most parts of Greater Manchester, according to the latest figures. The rate has risen in eight boroughs including Bolton, which recorded 430.5 cases per 100,000 people, up 57 per cent compared to the week before.
Only two boroughs registered falls, Stockport and Tameside. In Greater Manchester as a whole, the infection rate was 79.3 cases per 100,000 population for the week ending May 19, according to the latest figures from Public Health England (PHE).
The infection rate in the region is higher than the England average, which is 22.0 cases per 100,000 people.. A total of 2,250 people tested positive for coronavirus across Greater Manchester in the week which ended on May 19.