No area of Trafford has managed to keep Covid “suppressed”.
The number of cases has risen in areas of the district that previously managed to “suppress” the coronavirus.
Three areas that were in this position three days ago now have increased case numbers.
According to data on the government’s interactive Covid-19 tracking map, areas with fewer than three new cases have been reported in the week ending Jan.
For the week ending May 19, 17 counties of Trafford were in that position, making up about two-thirds of the county.
Less than two weeks later there were eight areas.
A week later, on Tuesday, June 8th, there were only three left.
Today (Thursday, June 10), no area has managed to keep Covid “suppressed”, as the map shows.
Earlier this week, fewer than three cases were reported in Partington, Ashton on Mersey South and Hale for the week ending June 1.
But in the week leading up to June 4th there were nine cases in Hale; three falls in Ashton on Mersey South; and five cases in Partington.
Hale was previously a hotspot and has had stubbornly high infection rates for the past year
All areas in the district had more than three new Covid cases in the seven days leading up to June 4.
Firswood currently has the highest infection rate of any Trafford area. The station reported 32 new cases in the week ending June 4.
The station had in the week up to 26.
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In January 2021, Firswood became a hotspot across Greater Manchester when its individual infection rate rose to 659.2 per 100,000 – one of the highest individual community rates of any area in the metropolitan area.
While last week all other areas of Trafford had an infection rate of less than 100 cases per 100,000 residents, most areas in the north of the district now have infection rates well above that.
Case numbers rose in Trafford areas following the easing of restrictions in May.
Last week, Eleanor Roaf, Trafford Public Health Director said, “The good news is we look better compared to the rest of Greater Manchester, but the bad news is that the rest of Greater Manchester has overtaken our prices and our prices keep increasing increase, increase.
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“I would like to urge the people of Trafford not to pay attention to our relative position, but to our absolute position.”
She urged anyone entitled to take both doses of the vaccine if they are offered it – as this will prevent you from passing the virus on to others.
Most cases are currently seen among Trafford’s young people and the working-age population, but some cases do not appear until those over 60.
Ms. Roaf stated that fewer people get seriously ill with the virus, but encouraged people to take it very seriously, to remain cautious, especially about self-isolation, and to adhere to social distancing.
