The number of new Covid infections in Greater Manchester continues to decline rapidly. All 10 districts saw a decline in infection rates, and fewer people also needed hospital treatment.
This comes after Downing Street says the prime minister has not yet been fined for a No. 10 drink party amid reports that police have begun handing out notices of fixed penalties in connection with the event. According to reports, good news began to arrive in the inboxes of employees who attended the “bring your own bottle” of drinks to the Downing Street Garden on May 20, 2020 during the first blockade of Covid in England, but Boris Johnson is not one of them yet.
Metropolitan Police said they would not provide up-to-date information on fixed penalty notices (FPNs) before next month’s local elections, but a Downing Street source said Mr Johnson had not received a fine for the collection. Mr Johnson had previously apologized for attending the party for about 25 minutes, but insisted he thought it was a work event to thank staff for their efforts during the pandemic and therefore not a breach of the rules. social distancing.
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Meanwhile, levels of Covid infection continue to fall in Greater Manchester. Stockport continues to have the highest coronavirus infection rate in the region.
The area recorded a rate of 262.1 cases per 100,000 people in the week ending April 18, according to the latest figures from the UK’s Health Security Agency. There were 771 positive tests for Covid-19 in the area, 2 with 89 fewer than the previous 7 days, a drop of 27 percent.
Covid Percentage in Greater Manchester (Image: Public Health England / MEN)
There were 589 positive tests in Trafford last week, 289 fewer than the previous week. The week-on-week trend in Trafford is down 33 percent, with the latest infection rate being 247.9 cases per 100,000 people.
In Bury, the latest infection rate was 225.0 cases per 100,000 people, and the number of cases decreased by 26 percent. A total of 429 people tested positive for Covid in the neighborhood during the seven days ending April 18, 150 less than the previous week.
Wigan and Salford are the last remaining districts to register more than 200 cases per 100,000 people. Salford saw a drop of 29 percent, giving it an infection rate of 208.6 new positive cases per 100,000 population, while Wigan saw a drop of 30 percent, giving it a rate of 219.5 per 100,000.
Tameside registered a total of 436 cases in the week ending April 18, down 186 from the previous week and down 30 percent. This makes coronavirus infection 192.0 cases per 100,000 people.
Bolton and Manchester noted that their number of cases fell by just over 20 percent. In Manchester, the number of cases decreased by 22 percent compared to the previous week, leaving the infection rate at 175.8 cases per 100,000 population. In Bolton, there was a 21% drop in cases over the seven days to April 18, making the infection rate 184.6 cases per 100,000.
Rochdale recorded the biggest drop in cases in the previous seven days. The latest infection rate here is 167.7 cases per 100,000 people. Rochdale registered 375 cases, down 199 from the previous week, down 35 percent.
Oldham has the lowest case rate in Greater Manchester. The district registered 391 positive tests for Covid-19 in the week ending April 18, 148 less than the previous 7 days. The coronavirus infection rate in Oldham is already 164.5 cases per 100,000 people, down 27 percent from the week.
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