Salford has 111 new confirmed cases of coronavirus, bringing the cumulative total to 10,609, up from the previous day's 10,498. The seven day rate per 100,000 population has decreased from 614.7 to 587.6, while the number of cases over the last seven days of data also decreased from 1,591 to 1,521, in what may be the start of a sustained drop in cases, although it's too early to tell.
Elsewhere in Greater Manchester borough areas numbers and rates are all falling, for the first time in a few months. Cases in Manchester during the latest seven day data period were 2,497 (down from 2,563), with a rate of 451.7 (down from 463.6), followed by Bolton with 1,559 (down from 1,609), with a rate of 542.2 (down from 559.6) and Oldham 1,848 (down from 1,851), with a rate of 779.4 (down from 780.7).
Wigan has 2,060 (down from 2,138), with a rate of 626.8 (down from 650.5), Tameside 1,102 (down from 1,186), with a rate of 486.5 (down from 523.6), Rochdale 1,315 (down from 1,332), with a rate of 591.2 (down from 598.9), Stockport 1,170 (down from 1,235), with a rate of 398.7 (down from 420.9), Bury 1,139 (down from 1,142), with a rate of 596.4 (down from 597.9) and Trafford 962 (down from 979), with a rate of 405.3 (down from 412.5).
There has been one new virus-related death announced by Salford Royal Hospital.
Meanwhile, a new report from the Salford Health and Wellbeing Board states that in recent weeks, around 1,300 tests were carried out per day with around one in every six tests producing a positive result..."This proportion testing positive (the positivity rate) means we are not testing enough people; and that we are missing a large number of people with the virus who have not been tested" it concludes..
The report also notes that the largest ethnicity category is 'White British' which contains over 80% of cases, while cases in the age group 80+ are the fastest growing day by day, shifting from the working age groups.
It adds that, currently, 7% of school children are isolating. The latest school to send pupils home is Lark Hill Community Primary, which has a confirmed virus case in Year 5D...
"We have large numbers of staff and students self-isolating across many of our schools" states the report "...As with other areas in the country, the numbers of cases among university students are starting to reduce; and there are robust arrangements for on campus COVID security."
The report ends that "The key message now is 'Remember your Hands, Face, Space, and Stay at home if you think you may have the virus'...In order to turn things around, everybody must do all they can right now and in the next four weeks
of national lockdown..."
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
(3).jpeg)
.png)
(1).JPG)
