Salford has ten new confirmed cases of coronavirus, bringing the total to 1,645, up from the previous day's 1,635.
Elsewhere in Greater Manchester, Manchester now has a total of 3,788 cases (up from 3,754), followed by Oldham with 2,596 (up from 2,581), Wigan 2,245 (up from 2,242), Bolton 2,163 (up from 2,157), Rochdale 2,069 (up from 2,058), Stockport 1,910 (up from 1,897), Tameside 1,783 (up from 1,772), Trafford 1,561 (up from 1,544) and Bury 1,467 (up from 1,458).
There have been no new virus-related deaths at Salford Royal Hospital.
Meanwhile, Salford City Council is currently in the process of spending £1.53million in grant funding - from Greater Manchester Mayor's Challenge Fund and the Government's Department for Transport Emergency Active Travel Grant - on pop-up cycle lanes and walking routes, as a response to the coronavirus crisis...
"The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed the way that people are travelling across Greater Manchester" states a Council report to be discussed next week "Public transport capacity has been severely reduced and walking and cycling has significantly increased. Recent data shows that one million cycling trips are now being made each week across Greater Manchester, an increase of 34% on pre lockdown levels."
Already complete are: a pop-up cycle lane in Blackfriars Street and seven 'modal filters in Trinity and Islington, with pop-up cycle lanes in Chapel Street East, Oldfield Road and Liverpool Street set for completion by the end of September, plus a bus gate on Chapel Street after the junction with Victoria Bridge. The cost of all these schemes is £1.032million.
Salford Council has also spent £110,000 of the grants on two kilometres of walking and cycling routes, including Irwell Street, Blackfriars Street and Liverpool Street; has cleared 'overgrown vegetation and blockages' at twelve locations across the city; and provided 250 'keep your distance' signs. The rest of the grants will be spent on other interventions.
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