Salford has 57 new coronavirus cases, down from the previous day's 61, bringing the cumulative total to 21,327. The seven day average of cases in Salford has decreased to 533, down from 534, while the seven day rate per 100,000 population now stands at 205.9, down from 206.3.
Elsewhere in Greater Manchester, the seven day average of cases in Bury is 404 (up from 391), with a seven day rate per 100,000 population of 211.5 (up from 204.7); Bolton 687 (up from 666), with a rate of 238.9 (up from 231.6); Manchester 1,003 (down from 1,022), with a rate of 181.4 (down from 184.9); and Oldham 413 (down from 430), with a rate of 174.2 (down from 181.4).
Rochdale has a seven day average of cases of 402 (up from 385), with a seven day rate of 180.7 (up from 173.1); Stockport 534 (down from 540), with a rate of 182 (down from 184); Tameside 462 (up from 446), with a rate of 204 (up from 196.0); Trafford 310 (down from 326), with a rate of 130.6 (down from 137.3); and Wigan 581 (up from 575), with a rate of 176.8 (up from 175).
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There have been five new virus-related deaths at Salford Royal Hospital.
Meanwhile, members of The Royal Lancers, who have been carrying out asymptomatic COVID testing on key workers in Salford, Bolton, Trafford and Wigan, have raised £4,825 for Broughton House Veteran Care Village which is currently undergoing a £13million transformation to create the UK's first Veteran Care Village.
Fifty members of B Squadron ran a total of 2,200km in a ten day challenge, which represented the distance from Catterick Garrison in North Yorkshire to Blenheim in Germany and back. In 1704, The Royal Lancers' antecedents fought at Blenheim in the War of Spanish Succession, the regiment's oldest battle honour. One of the group, Corporal Matthew Stone, clocked up 159km.
And twenty members of C Squadron each ran 26km in one evening, and their colleague Cpl Damon Toyne clocked up 356km in 16 hours on a turbo trainer without a break.
"Everyone was really keen to take part, and we completed the various challenges during personal exercise periods while still working full-time at COVID testing sites" says Lt Nicolas Ozanne, who organised B Squadron's ten day challenge "We pride ourselves on being a family regiment. Supporting the community in which we are deployed has become an important part of life here, especially as Greater Manchester is home to a large number of our soldiers.
"Being able to put back into the community is incredibly important, and we are very proud to have played our part in that, by raising awareness and financial support for Broughton House" he adds "We decided to link our efforts to our associated antecedent regiments, hence we ran the distance between Catterick and Blenheim and back. The C Squadron remembered the battle honour of Aliwal in northern India, which was fought in 1846. They set off on their run at 18.46.
"While our COVID-19 testing work is a long way from the role we train for, it has seen our people adapt quickly and thrive" he explains "Helping anxious, nervous and vulnerable people through the testing was inspiring and stood testament to the flexibility and professionalism of even our most junior soldiers."
Commodore Phil Waterhouse, chairman of Broughton House, which has seen the first stage of the redevelopment completed with 32 residential and nursing care beds, says "COVID-19 has severely impacted our ability to fundraise at a time when the charity has needed to raise money more than ever.
"We are so delighted that The Royal Lancers have not let COVID deter them in their fundraising for Broughton House" he adds "and we thank all the participants for their amazing efforts to support our new Veteran Care Village."
The next stage of the scheme has begun and will feature 32 residential care and residential dementia care beds and six independent living apartments alongside the Armed Forces Support Hub. Broughton House is seeking to raise a further £1.4million to complete this stage of the project.
The soldiers' fundraising efforts for Broughton House can still be supported via www.justgiving.com/fundraising/blenheim-and-back
Main photo shows Lt Nicolas Ozanne on his run
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