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Salford entered a red alert for coronavirus after the number of new infections in the city increased.
The latest official data reveal that the municipality’s infection rate is currently 51.4 per 100,000 inhabitants.
The Government puts any municipality in the country on a red alert, the highest level in force, when the rate exceeds 50.
Salford is now the third Greater Manchester borough to go on red alert along with Oldham and Bolton.
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The Eccles neighborhood appears to be the access point of the municipality, with 15 cases registered there between August 26 and September 1.
The number of cases has increased in various areas of Greater Manchester in the week to 2 September.
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In Bolton, where cases have skyrocketed in the past week, the infection rate is now 104.3 per 100,000 people.
It means that the municipality has had the highest number of cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the entire country for the third consecutive day.
The latest figures put Bolton at nearly double the government’s threshold for a “red alert.”
Tighter restrictions have now been introduced across the municipality in an attempt to stop the spread of the virus.
Rochdale and Tameside have also seen notable upward trends in the number of cases, leaving both counties in danger of going on red alert in the coming days.
Rochdale’s current rate is 49.5, while Tameside’s has gradually increased in recent days and is currently at 49.
Oldham remains on red alert, though his cases have dropped slightly from the previous seven-day period.
Cases have also increased in Bury, with the current rate now at 38.2.
Meanwhile, infection rates in Manchester and Trafford appear to be stabilizing, with rates holding fairly constant in recent days.
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The only two districts that have an infection rate lower than the national average are Wigan and Stockport.
Stockport has the lowest infection rate in Greater Manchester with 13.6 cases per 100,000 residents.
Although the Wigan rate remains low, it has risen to 17.6.
It means that the number of infections in the municipality is now above the national average.
The average rate in England is currently 16 per 100,000 inhabitants.
The fees are calculated up to three days ago due to the delay in the notification of cases.
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