The coronavirus infection rate has risen in one area of Greater Manchester, as weekly rates continue to fall in the other nine areas. However, the region’s infection rate remains below the national average.
Cases in the Borough of Manchester have risen by 2% as Trafford continues to have the highest coronavirus infection rate in Greater Manchester. The borough recorded a rate of 104.8 cases per 100,000 residents during the week ending May 6.
The lowest infection rate is in Oldham, where the rate is 68.2 cases per 100,000 population. In Greater Manchester as a whole, the infection rate is now 91.0 cases per 100,000 people.
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The infection rate in the region is below the national average, which is 108.9 cases per 100,000 people. A total of 2,580 people tested positive for coronavirus in Greater Manchester in the week ending May 6.
Greater Manchester’s weekly total is down 600 cases from the previous week, meaning the infection rate is down 19% in the past week.
Hospital admission
In the week ending May 1, a total of 373 patients were admitted to NHS hospitals in Greater Manchester with Covid-19. This is 49 less than the previous week, a decrease of 15%.
On Tuesday 03 May, there were 17 mechanical ventilation (MV) beds occupied by Covid patients in NHS hospitals in Greater Manchester. It’s the same as a week earlier.
Death
In the week ending May 6, a total of 46 people died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid in Greater Manchester, down 3 from the previous week. Since the start of the pandemic, there have been a total of 991,084 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Greater Manchester. There have been a total of 9,285 deaths.
Cases reported in each of the ten boroughs
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Bury
There were 183 positive tests over the past week in Bury, down 23 from the previous week. The week-over-week trend in Bury is down 11% and the latest infection rate is 96.0 cases per 100,000 population.
Rochedale
Rochdale is an area where the trend is down. The latest infection rate here is 71.5 cases per 100,000 people. There were 160 cases recorded in Rochdale, down 102 from the previous week, a drop of 39%.
Bolt
Bolton saw a total of 269 cases in the week ending May 6, down 28 from the previous week. That’s a nine percent drop. In Bolton, the most recent coronavirus infection rate is now 93.3 cases per 100,000 people.
Manchester
There was a 2% increase in cases in Manchester in the week ending May 6, and the infection rate is now 91.8 cases per 100,000 people. Manchester recorded 510 positive Covid-19 tests over the seven-day period, 12 more than the previous week.
Wigan
Wigan has recorded 312 cases of coronavirus, 137 fewer than in the previous seven days. Wigan’s latest infection rate is 94.3 cases per 100,000 people, down 31% week-on-week.
Oldham
Oldham, which has the lowest infection rate in the region, recorded 162 positive Covid-19 tests in the week ending May 6, down 85 from the previous 7 days. Oldham’s coronavirus infection rate is now 68.2 cases per 100,000 population and has fallen by 34% week-on-week.
Trafford
At Trafford, there were 249 positive Covid-19 tests in the week ending May 6, down 49 from the previous 7 days. Trafford has the highest infection rate in the region. The infection rate at Trafford is slightly stable from the previous day, but the week-over-week trend is down 16%.
Tame
In Tameside, the number of cases fell by 25% from the previous week, leaving the infection rate at 91.6 cases per 100,000 population. There were 208 positive Covid-19 tests in Tameside in the week ending May 6, down 71 from the previous 7 days.
Salford
The trend is down in Salford, where there were 246 positive Covid-19 tests in the week ending May 6, down 43 from the previous 7 days. This is a decrease of 15% compared to the previous week. Salford’s latest infection rate is 93.6 cases per 100,000 people, which is below the national average.
Stockport
In Stockport, the latest infection rate is 95.5 cases per 100,000 population and the number of cases has fallen by 21%. A total of 281 people tested positive for Covid in Stockport in the seven days ending May 6, down 74 from the previous week.