No areas of Trafford have managed to keep Covid ‘suppressed’.
Areas of the borough which have previously managed to ‘suppress’ coronavirus have seen rises in case numbers.
Three areas that were in that 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 confirmed in the week ending June 4 have ‘suppressed’ the virus there – as things stand.
In the week ending May 19, 17 areas of Trafford were in this position, making up around two thirds of the borough.
Less than two weeks later, it was down to eight areas.
One week on, by Tuesday June 8, it was down to just three.
Today (Thursday June 10), no areas have managed to keep covid ‘suppressed’, the map shows.
Earlier this week Partington, Ashton on Mersey South and Hale all had fewer than three cases reported in the week ending June 1.
But in the week ending June 4, that went up to nine cases in Hale; three cases in Ashton on Mersey South; and five cases in Partington.
Hale was previously a hotspot and had stubbornly high infection rates for much of last year
.All areas of the borough recorded more than three new covid cases in the seven day period up to June 4.
Firswood currently has the highest infection rate of any Trafford area. The ward reported 32 new cases in the week up to June 4.
The ward had 11 new cases in the week up to May 26, giving it a rolling infection rate average of 127.2 per 100,000 then – now over just a week that has almost trebled to 370.1 per 100,000 people.
In January 2021, Firswood became a hotspot across the whole of Greater Manchester when its individual infection rate soared to 659.2 per 100,000 – one of the highest individual ward rates of any area in the city-region.
While last week all other areas of Trafford had an infection rate lower than 100 cases per 100,000 population, most areas in the north of the borough now have infection rates significantly above that.
Following restrictions easing in May, areas of Trafford have seen case numbers rise.
Last week, Trafford’s director for public health Eleanor Roaf said: “The good news is we look better relative to the rest of Greater Manchester, but the bad news is the rest of Greater Manchester has over-taken our rates and our rates are continuing to increase.
“I would urge the people of Trafford not to look at our relative position but to look at our absolute position.”
She urged everyone eligible to take up both doses of the vaccine when it’s offered to them – as this will stop you from transmitting the virus on to others.
The greatest number of cases in currently being seen in Trafford’s young people and working-age population, but some cases are starting to appear in the over 60s.
Ms Roaf explained fewer people are getting seriously ill with the virus, but encouraged people to take this very seriously, remain cautious, particularly regarding self isolation, and maintain social distancing.
