current infection rate stands at 38.8 per 100,000 population – that’s more than three times the national average and represents a doubling in less than a fortnight.
As Ms Roaf gave an update to the council and its public engagement board this morning, she highlighted ‘an increasing concentration’ of cases in three wards in Trafford – Longford, Clifford and Hale Barns.These areas have seen concentrations of cases throughout the pandemic, with real spikes appearing in Hale Barns earlier this summer.She explained there was a fairly even spread of cases in other wards, with cases found all across the borough.Ms Roaf said: “The single biggest age group to be affected are 20-29 year olds, so those of working age, we’re seeing very few cases in.