Salford has 62 new coronavirus cases, down from the previous day's 74, bringing the cumulative total to 12,877. The seven day average of cases has decreased to 980 1,036, as has the seven day rate per 100,000 population which fell from 400.3 to 378.6.
Elsewhere in Greater Manchester, all boroughs continue to see a slight drop in seven day totals, albeit at a high rate. Cases in Manchester during the latest seven day data period were 1,788 (down from 1,892), with a rate of 323.4 (down from 342.2), followed by Bolton with 1,102 (down from 1,187), with a rate of 383.2 (down from 412.8), and Oldham 1,109 (down from 1,187), with a rate of 467.7 (Down from 500.6).
Wigan has 1,204 (down from 1,255), with a rate of 366.3 (down from 381.9), Tameside 781 (down from 835), with a rate of 344.8 (down from 368.7), Rochdale 1,051 (down from 1,063), with a rate of 472.5 (down from 477.9), Stockport 819 (down from 870), with a rate of 279.1 (down from 296.5), Bury 760 (down from 783), with a rate of 397.9 (down from 410), and Trafford 611 (down from 684), with a rate of 257.4 (down from 288.2).
There has been one new virus-related death announced by Salford Royal Hospital.
Meanwhile, last night, students from the University of Manchester, who have been occupying The Tower in Owens Park, projected slogans onto the side of University Place on Oxford Road, to protest against the University's mishandling of the pandemic, and to officially announce a January rent strike.
The students had originally occupied the accommodation block stating to the authorities that "The decision to bring students back to university in September was purely motivated by profit and set a clear precedent. The poor decisions made by you and this university are not those of incompetence, but those of a calculating capitalist...in doing so, have put much of your student and staffing body at unnecessary risk."
Last week, the University offered a two week rent rebate, which amounts to roughly 5-6% of students' rent for the entire year; which the students called "insulting". They are demanding a 40% rent reduction, a guarantee of no staff redundancies for the rest of the pandemic, for the University to maintain consistent contact with UMUCU [lecturers' union) and to guarantee no punishment for rent strikers and/or Tower Occupiers.
"The offer of a two-week rent rebate does little to acknowledge the gravity of the situation that has led us to call a rent strike" state the students "A two-week rent reduction does not do justice for the fact that thousands of students are cooped up in overpriced accommodation that do not meet acceptable standards with health and safety issues like pests, burst pipes, missing utilities and the list could go on.
"Therefore, we will be continuing our occupation until they are met, and we will also be escalating our campaign by calling for an extension of the rent strike in January, which we expect will be taken up by many students" they add "...We do not wish to occupy the Tower any longer than we have to, but we must make it clear that we will not be patronised with insulting offers which the University must know we cannot accept."
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