Coronavirus infection rates have risen in all ten boroughs of Greater Manchester, according to the latest data. Trafford continues to have the highest coronavirus infection rate in Greater Manchester.
The district registered a rate of 756.4 cases per. 100,000 people in the week ending March 18, according to the latest data from the UK Health Security Agency. The lowest infection rate is in Rochdale, where the frequency is 375.6 cases per year. 100,000 people.
In Greater Manchester as a whole, the infection rate is now 523.6 cases per year. 100,000 inhabitants. The infection rate in the region is lower than the national average, which is 820.0 cases per 100,000 people.
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A total of 14,847 people were tested positive for coronavirus across Greater Manchester in the week ending March 18th. The weekly number of Greater Manchester has increased by 4,860 cases compared to the previous week, meaning the infection rate had increased by 49 per cent within the last week. week.
The infection rate is lower than the national average in all ten local authorities in Greater Manchester.
Hospital admissions
In the week ending March 13, a total of 411 patients were admitted to Greater Manchester NHS hospitals with Covid-19. That is 76 more than the week before, an increase of 23 per cent. On Tuesday, March 15, there were ten Mechanical Ventilation (MV) beds occupied by Covid patients at Greater Manchester NHS hospitals. That’s one less than a week earlier.
These are the latest available data for hospital admissions, as the figures for NHS trusts are not updated daily.
Deaths: Dead
In the week ending March 18, a total of 18 people died within 28 days of a positive Covid test in Greater Manchester, which is one more than the week before. Since the start of the pandemic, there have been a total of 931,435 confirmed coronavirus cases in Greater Manchester. There have been 8,831 deaths.
Cases reported in each of the ten districts
Salford saw a total of 1,325 cases in the week ending March 18, which is 420 more than the previous week. This is an increase of 46 per cent. In Salford, the latest coronavirus infection rate is now 504.4 cases per year. 100,000 people.
There were 2225 positive tests during the last week in Stockport , which is 761 more than in the previous week. The week-to-week trend in Stockport has increased by 52 percent and the latest infection rate is 756.3 cases per week. 100,000 people.
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IN Trafford , there were 1,797 positive Covid-19 tests in the week ending March 18, which is 534 more than the previous seven days. Trafford has the highest infection rate in the region. The infection rate in Trafford has increased slightly compared to the day before, and the trend week-to-week has increased by 42 percent.
Rochdale , which has the lowest infection rate in the region, recorded 840 positive Covid-19 tests in the week ending March 18, which is 339 more than the previous seven days. The virus infection rate in Rochdale is now 375.6 cases per year. 100,000 people and has increased by 68 percent week-on-week.
IN Bury , the latest infection rate is 543.2 cases per. 100,000 people, and the number of cases has increased by 39 per cent. A total of 1,036 people tested positive for Covid in Bury during the seven days ending March 18, which is 291 more than the week before.
IN Oldham , the number of cases has increased by 55 percent compared to the previous week – leaving the infection rate of 383.0 cases per. 100,000 inhabitants. There were 910 positive Covid-19 tests in Oldham in the week ending March 18, which was 324 more than the previous seven days.
The trend is also upwards in the district Manchester , where there were 2,842 positive Covid-19 tests in the week ending March 18, which is 942 more than the previous seven days. That’s a 50 percent increase over the week before. The most recent infection rate in Manchester is 511.4 cases per year. 100,000 people, which is lower than the national average.
There was a 44 percent increase in cases in Wigan during the week ending March 18, and the infection rate is now 471.1 cases per week. 100,000 inhabitants. Wigan recorded 1,558 positive Covid-19 tests over the seven-day period, up 479 from the previous week.
The trend is up in Bolton where the most recent infection rate is 382.7 cases per 100,000 people. 1103 cases were registered in Bolton, which is 303 more than the previous week – an increase of 38 percent.
Tameside recorded 1,211 cases of coronavirus, which is 467 more than in the previous seven days. The most recent infection rate in Tameside is 533.2 cases per year. 100,000 people, an increase of 63 percent week-on-week.