Salford has 86 new coronavirus cases, up from the previous day's 65, bringing the cumulative total to 20,674. The seven day average of cases in Salford has decreased to 677, down from 688, while the seven day rate per 100,000 population now stands at 261.6, down from 265.8.
Elsewhere in Greater Manchester, the seven day average of cases in Bury is 386 (up from 375), with a seven day rate per 100,000 population of 202.1 (up from 196.3); Bolton 832 (up from 795), with a rate of 289.3 (up from 276.5); Manchester 1,347 (down from 1,422), with a rate of 243.6 (down from 257.2); and Oldham 487 (down from 505), with a rate of 205.4 (down from 213).
Rochdale has a seven day average of cases of 517 (up from 516), with a seven day rate of 232.5 (up from 232); Stockport 631 (down from 661), with a rate of 215 (down from 225.3); Tameside 416 (down from 422), with a rate of 183.7 (down from 186.3); Trafford 423 (down from 432), with a rate of 178.2 (down from 182); and Wigan 692 (down from 747), with a rate of 210.6 (down from 227.3).
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There has been one new virus-related death at Salford Royal Hospital, although latest data shows a drop in COVID patients being admitted.
On 7th February seven patients were admitted to Salford Royal with COVID-19, compared to 34 on 1st February. On 9th February, a total of 147 COVID patients were in Salford Royal, compared to 172 on 2nd February. COVID patients in intensive care beds at Salford Royal have remained relatively stable with 25 on 9th February, the same as on 2nd February.
Meanwhile, the three million people who have been excluded from any financial support during the coronavirus crisis have still had no help from the Government; the NHS is advising people not to look at their phones for an hour before bed and not to look at clocks to ease sleep stress during the crisis; and Salford and Eccles MP Rebecca Long Bailey is calling for the closure of all Early Years settings, apart from for key workers kids and vulnerable children...
"Coronavirus notifications by registered early years and childcare setting almost doubled during the week of 11th January 2021, with similar levels reported the week after" she writes to Matt Hancock, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.
"Each case is a notification of at least one new positive COVID-19 test in the nursery, pre-school or childminder setting within the last 14 days, so this recorded rise could have been driven by the Government's Christmas social strategy or by subsequently pursuing a strategy of closing schools but not nurseries during the third national lockdown" she explains.
"Either way, these are close contact environments and, even if there were robust evidence for reduced risk if transmission in Early Years settings, this latter strategy is now clearly putting Early Years workers, children and their families at some significant, avoidable higher risk of exposure" she adds.
As well as the closure of Early Years settings, the Salford MP is also calling for the provision of asymptomatic lateral flow testing in these environments and vaccine prioritisation for Early Years staff and other essential workers who are in the frontline.
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