Star date: 21st November 2020

SALFORD VIRUS CASES CONTINUE TO DECLINE

Salford has 108 new coronavirus cases, bringing the cumulative total to 12,741, while the seven day rate per 100,000 population has fallen from 448.6 to 423.4. There has been one new virus-related death announced by Salford Royal Hospital.

Meanwhile, most areas of the city are now seeing a decrease in infections, with the latest official case map showing Salford coloured mainly blue (201-400 rolling rate), whereas it has been covered completely purple recently (400+ rolling rate). Highest cases were in Higher Broughton and Lower Irlam and Cadishead.

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Salford has 108 new coronavirus cases, down from the previous day's 111, bringing the cumulative total to 12,741. The seven day average of cases has decreased from 1,161 to 1,096, as has the seven day rate per 100,000 population which fell from 448.6 to 423.4.

A view of the Government's interactive COVID-19 map for the week ending 15th November* shows that most areas in Salford are now coloured blue (201-400 rolling case rate), whereas a few weeks ago the whole city was coloured purple (400+ rolling rate).

Even in most of the areas still coloured purple, cases are decreasing...

Higher Broughton – 88 cases (same) rolling rate 560.7
Lower Irlam and Cadishead – 66 cases (down 16%) rolling rate 632.5
Weaste and Seedley - 61 cases (down 10.3%) rolling rate 460.6
Broughton Park – 53 cases (down 20.9%) rolling rate 725.1
Kersal Dale – 47 cases (down 31.9%) rolling rate 654
Clifton Green and Pendlebury East - 46 cases (up 31.4%) rolling rate 592.2
Higher Irlam – 44 cases (down 32.3%) rolling rate 442.5
Walkden South – 42 cases (up 23.5%) rolling rate 442.7
Langworthy Buille Hill – 38 cases (up 35.7%) rolling rate 561.7
Little Hulton North – 34 cases (down 5%) rolling rate 406.1
Clifton – 28 cases (down 15.2%) rolling rate 472.3

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 1,989 (down from 2,058), with a rate of 359.8 (down from 372.2), followed by Bolton with 1,240 (down from 1,255), with a rate of 431.2 (down from 436.4), and Oldham 1,259 (down from 1,306), with a rate of 531 (down from 550.8).

Wigan has 1,351 (down from 1,420), with a rate of 411.1 (down from 432.1), Tameside 854 (down from 889), with a rate of 377.1 (down from 392.5), Rochdale 1,113 (down from 1,142), with a rate of 500.4 (down from 513.5), Stockport 932 (down from 958), with a rate of 317.6 (down from 326.5), Bury 851 (down from 884), with a rate of 445.6 (down from 462.9), and Trafford 733 (down from 800), with a rate of 308.8 (down from 337).

There has been one new virus-related death announced by Salford Royal Hospital.

* To view the interactive map – click here and enter a postcode