Bolton is once again recording the lowest coronavirus infection rate in Greater Manchester after a drop in new cases.
The number of new positive Covid-19 cases had been increasing in early-October across the UK, with Trafford recording the highest infection rate in the country at one point.
However, this has now begun to fall again across Greater Manchester, with Bolton recording the lowest rate of cases in the region.
This is after Bolton was the first borough to see a spike in cases due to the spread of the Delta variant in May.
Surge testing and vaccination was brought in to bring this under control with the town's infection rate dropping rapidly after this.
Bolton has consistently had the lowest rate in Greater Manchester since then.
In the seven days to October 25, Bolton recorded 833 new positive cases of Covid-19, equalling an infection rate of 289 new cases per 100,000 residents.
This is a fall from the previous seven days, to October 18, where the borough recorded 873 new positive cases at a rate of 302.9 per 100,000 residents.
Greater Manchester infection rates
It reads, from left to right: name of local authority; nation or region of local authority; rate of new cases in the seven days to October 25; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to October 25; rate of new cases in the seven days to October 18; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to October 18.
Trafford, North-west England, 522.8, (1242), 620.0, (1473)
Stockport, North-west England, 497.3, (1463), 554.4, (1631)
Tameside, North-west England, 453.1, (1029), 452.6, (1028)
Rochdale, North-west England, 452.9, (1013), 483.8, (1082)
Bury, North-west England, 411.6, (785), 376.0, (717)
Wigan, North-west England, 379.8, (1256), 412.1, (1363)
Salford, North-west England, 307.6, (808), 356.7, (937)
Oldham, North-west England, 304.7, (724), 322.8, (767)
Manchester, North-west England, 291.9, (1622), 323.0, (1795)
Bolton, North-west England, 289.0, (833), 302.9, (873)
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