Greater Manchester now has the lowest number of coronavirus cases since the end of July.There were 788 positive tests for the virus across all ten boroughs in the week ending August 24, the lowest number since July 28.Rates are calculated up to three days ago because of the delay in reporting cases.The infection rate is continuing to fall in Oldham, Rochdale, Salford and Bolton, with the number of cases falling in seven of the region's boroughs.Cases are still rising in Wigan, with an extra 10 cases recorded in the last seven days.
But the borough still has the lowest infection rate at 11.87.There has also been an increase in positive tests in Trafford and Tameside, but only by two per cent in each borough.In Stockport, which has the lowest.