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According to data on the government’s interactive Covid-19 tracking map, areas that had fewer than three new cases confirmed in the week ending June 1 have ‘suppressed’ the virus there – as things stand.
In the week ending May 19, 17 areas in Trafford were in this position, making up around two thirds of the borough’s total area.
Just less than two weeks later, those 17 areas had whittled down to just eight. Now, one week on, it’s down to just three. The areas that have currently ‘suppressed’ the virus according to government data are Partington, Ashton on