Bolton is now recording one of the lowest coronavirus infection rates in the Greater Manchester region as cases continue to fall.
Five of the 10 boroughs in the GM region are now recording more Covid cases than Bolton, according to Public Health England, as most continue to see their infection rates rise.
Coronavirus infection rates in Bolton have been falling in recent weeks after their was a huge spike in late-April and early-May due to the spread of the Delta variant.
However, surge vaccinations and testing carried out by the public health team and volunteers have brought this under control, while the Delta variant continues to spread elsewhere.
In the seven days to June 18, Bolton recorded 731 new positive cases of Covid-19, equalling an infection rate of 254.2 new cases per 100,000 residents.
This is a fall compared to the week before, the seven days to June 11, where the town recorded a rate of 302.6 per 100,000.
Manchester (368.3), Salford (343.1), Bury (342.4), Wigan (306.7), and Trafford (260.8) have all seen their infection rates rise in the last seven days.
Only Stockport, with a rate of 199.4 per 100,000 residents, joins Bolton in seeing a fall in cases.
Blackburn with Darwen is still recording the highest amount of cases in the country, despite it falling in recent days, with an infection rate of 518.4 per 100,000 residents.
Greater Manchester infection rates
From left to right: name of local authority; rate of new cases in the seven days to June 18; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to June 18; rate of new cases in the seven days to June 11; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to June 11.
Manchester, 368.3, (2036), 314.9, (1741)
Salford, 343.1, (888), 318.0, (823)
Bury, 342.4, (654), 269.1, (514)
Wigan, 306.7, (1008), 239.2, (786)
Trafford, 260.8, (619), 199.3, (473)
Bolton, 254.2, (731), 302.6, (870)
Rochdale, 239.6, (533), 210.0, (467)
Tameside, 214.6, (486), 160.7, (364)
Stockport, 199.4, (585), 219.5, (644)
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