Salford has 10 new coronavirus cases, up from the previous day's 8, which brings the cumulative total of cases to 23,096. The seven day average of cases in Salford is now 100, down from 102, while the seven day rate per 100,000 population now stands at 38.6, down from 39.4.
Elsewhere in Greater Manchester, the seven day average of cases in Bury is 60 (same), with a seven day rate per 100,000 population of 31.4 (same); Bolton 126 (down from 133), with a rate of 43.8 (down from 46.3); Manchester 298 (up from 295), with a rate of 53.9 (up from 53.4); and Oldham 151 (up from 143), with a rate of 63.7 (up from 60.3).
Rochdale has a seven day average of cases of 131 (down from 133), with a seven day rate of 58.9 (down from 59.8); Stockport 117 (up from 113), with a rate of 39.9 (up from 38.5); Tameside 80 (down from 85), with a rate of 35.3 (down from 37.5); Trafford 79 (down from 81), with a rate of 33.3 (down from 34.1); and Wigan 160 (up from 154), with a rate of 48.7 (up from 46.9).
There have been no new virus-related deaths announced by Salford Royal Hospital for the fifth day in a row. Meanwhile, on 14th April - the latest data - there were forty COVID-19 patients in Salford Royal, compared to 77 COVID-19 patients a month ago on 14th March.
Dr Muna Abdel Aziz, Director of Public Health for Salford has written in her weekly message that case rates are expected to rise in the city again in the next few weeks...
"Thankfully, the case rates have continued to reduce as we have come out of the third wave in Salford" she writes "This is due to the collective effort of everyone who lives or works in Salford doing their bit and taking sensible precautions to stay COVID secure.
"We do expect the rates to start to increase again following the easing of restrictions from 12 April, and it takes at least two weeks for any restriction or easing to become reflected in the numbers of cases" she adds "What we do today will affect our situation at the end of April and will affect the next step in the roadmap in May. We need everyone to continue to do their bit so we can keep venues open and keep each other safe.
"If you think you may have the virus, you must stay at home" she explains "That way, you are not contributing to spread. You should only visit indoor settings with people you live with. You can meet outside with more people including outdoor hospitality in groups of six or two households but we urge you to follow the hands, space, face precautions - even if you have been vaccinated, you may still pass on the virus while you have no symptoms yourself.
"We are recommending the twice weekly rapid testing to everyone" she writes "We know that one in three people who are carrying the virus have no symptoms, and they can pass it on without knowing. The earlier that we find those positive cases, the faster we can protect everyone else..."
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