Eleanor Roaf: Last News

To keep up with Trafford news sign up to the MyTrafford newsletter here

For the latest Trafford news sign up to the MyTrafford newsletter here

Don't miss a thing by getting the latest from the Manchester Evening News sent direct to your inbox

direct to your inboxCare homes in Trafford are once again reporting coronavirus cases – and the borough’s health chief has raised concerns about rates being ‘stuck’.Director for public health Eleanor Roaf gave an update on the Covid-19 situation this morning (Wednesday).She said: “What we’re seeing at the moment in terms of cases is the rate of decline stall.“What we were seeing was our numbers going down, albeit more slowly than they were in previous lockdowns, but we’ve really stopped seeing that change and that reduction.“Our rates are stuck at 130 per 100,000, which is a concern.“I think what’s good to see is we’re continuing to see a decline in our older population.“We have got quite a few cases in care homes unfortunately and I think

direct to your inboxA total of 406 people have died from COVID-19 across Trafford.The borough’s Director for Public Health, Eleanor Roaf, said ‘we must do better’ as the UK’s total death toll hit 100,000 people yesterday.Ms Roaf struck a solemn tone at Trafford council’s public engagement board meeting this morning and said: “It is a very, very sad day for this country.“Of course I extend my condolences to anyone who’s lost a loved one in Trafford, as I’m sure everyone else here does.

direct to your inboxAround 50pc of all new coronavirus cases in Trafford, of which there were over 1,000 this week, are down to the new, more infectious variant of the virus.Trafford’s current infection rate stands at 492.2 per 100,000 people as of January 8.But January 4 saw the highest number of positive cases in Trafford since the start of the pandemic in March 2020 when 217 people tested positive on that day alone.Between January 4 and January 10, more than 1,000 positive tests discovered new cases of the virus across the borough.Eleanor Roaf, Trafford’s Director for Public Health gave an update to Trafford council’s public engagement board and explained ‘rates have increased sharply’.She said: “It really is everywhere.

direct to your inboxTrafford’s Director for Public Health has urged caution as the number of cases of COVID-19 have started to ‘creep up again’ since the end of the national lockdown.Eleanor Roaf gave an update to Trafford council’s public engagement board on Monday morning – two days before the Government is due to make a decision over which tier the borough will be placed in.She said: “We are doing well in Trafford and our numbers have come down, but since the end of the lockdown, we’re now starting to see our numbers creeping back up again.“From having 20 to 25 people a day testing positive last week, we’re up into the mid 40s this week.“We know from last time that when we start seeing that spread it can happen quite quickly.

with some calling the decision a ‘disgrace’.But speaking at the council’s public engagement board this morning Eleanor Roaf, Trafford’s Director for Public Health, said: “I know there’s been a lot of disappointment in some quarters about the fact that we’re still in tier 3, but I think that even though our rates are lower than some other places that are not in tier 3, we do have to recognise that we’re part of Greater Manchester.“People travel in and out of our borough all the time, for work in particular, and our rates, particularly our rates in our over 60s, are much higher than we would like to see.“We’re still not where we need to be and we’ve seen numbers can go in the wrong direction really quickly.

A ‘steady rise’ in the number of cases of coronavirus in the over 65s age group is causing concern in Trafford, while hints have been made that bonfire night celebrations could be stopped.The borough’s Director for Public Health, Eleanor Roaf and council officers gave an update to public engagement board this morning.Trafford currently sits 36th highest in the country for its infection rates, with a current rate of 322.7 per 100,000 people.Ms Roaf warned: “If we don’t all change our behaviour a bit, people are going to be seriously ill.“It’s a fast moving situation, the relatively good news that we have at the moment is that our rates are stabilising in Trafford, although they are stabilising at a much higher level, at over 300 per 100,000

Trafford’s public health chief says ‘we’re not in the situation we want to be in, at all’ over coronavirus.The borough’s current infection rate stands at 55.6 per 100,000 people and rising, director of public health Eleanor Roaf told Trafford council’s public engagement board.She added that issues with testing had been ‘affecting us quite badly in Trafford, as with everyone else’.Ms Roaf said: “We’re not in the situation we want to be in at all.

A new hotspot for coronavirus cases has emerged in Trafford.Firswood in the north of the borough saw 14 new cases between August 14 and August 20.The rise in new positive cases could be down to greater testing, according to the borough’s director of public health, Eleanor Roaf.There has been a site installed not far from Firswood at the UA92 campus for a number of weeks and this could also be driving the increase in confirmed cases there.Ms Roaf also explained that even if only a couple of households have a handful of cases confirmed – it can make a huge difference to the infection rate and numbers in an area.The infection rate in Trafford as a whole now stands at 18.1 per 100,000 population and is falling.Earlier in the pandemic, the