direct to your inboxCoronavirus infection rates in Greater Manchester are flattening out, as cases in London continue to rise.Rates had been falling in all 10 boroughs for a number of weeks, but that trend appears to be plateauing - with one borough seeing a rise in cases.Meanwhile in London, the infection rate has been rising upwards for a number of days, now surpassing Greater Manchester and the national average by some way.The latest rates were calculated on December 5 - three days after the country came out of a national lockdown and into the tier system.London recorded 189.74 cases per 100,000 of the population on that day.There were 17,004 new positive tests in the city in the seven days leading up to December 5, that's an increase of.