260 further coronavirus cases and one more death recorded in Trafford
The number of coronavirus cases in Trafford increased by 260 in the last 24 hours, official figures show – and one more death was recorded.
A total of 32,908 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 in Trafford when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on October 5 (Tuesday), up from 32,648 on Monday.
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Hide AdThe rate of infection in Trafford now stands at 13,851 cases per 100,000 people, higher than the England average of 11,990.
Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 33,049 over the period, to 7,967,985.
There was also one more coronavirus death recorded in the latest 24-hour period in Trafford.
The dashboard shows 545 people had died in the area by October 5 (Tuesday) – up from 544 on Monday.
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Hide AdIt means there have been seven deaths in the past week, which is an increase on one the previous week.
They were among 19,369 deaths recorded across the North West.
The figures include anyone who died within 28 days of a positive test result for Covid-19, and whose usual residence was in Trafford.
The national total number of deaths reported today may include a number which were unreported yesterday due to a delay from one data source.
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