coronavirus infection rate in Greater Manchester, the latest figures show. The borough recorded a rate of 158.9 per 100,000 in the week ending February 27, according to the latest data from Public Health England.This makes it the area with the highest transmission rate in the region.The lowest infection rate is in Trafford, where the rate is 92.7 per 100,000.The coronavirus transmission rate is continuing to fall in all 10 boroughs across the region.The overall infection rate for Greater Manchester now stands at 134 - this is higher than the national average of 86.3.The average rate for the region was down 26 per cent in the last week but is currently falling more slowly than in England as a whole.A total of 3,801 people tested positive for.