direct to your inboxCoronavirus cases are continuing to rise across Greater Manchester as the government starts the biggest vaccination programme in NHS history.Our region currently has a Covid-19 infection rate of 374.8 per 100,000 people in the week ending January 3.That’s a 73.4 per cent increase on the previous week.However the regional rate here is still far below that of London - where it was 971 on January 1.Across all ten Greater Manchester boroughs the upward trend in infection rates is still in evidence.Rates in Wigan were up 100 per cent week-on-week yesterday (relating to the week ending January 2), but have dipped slightly today.The rate in the town is now 424.8 per 100,000 in the seven days to January 3 - a 91 per cent.