The Salford neighbourhood hit hardest by coronavirus - and what is being done about it
hereCoun Leitner was keen to stress that while the number of Covid cases is rising in some parts of Salford, the number of deaths has fallen dramatically.Sceptical of some newspaper reports, he said he believes understanding the true impact of Covid on his community and others will take 'years of analysis'.Higher Broughton is home to several care homes in close proximity, which could be contributing to the high number of Covid-related deaths, Coun Leitner said.Anecdotally, although the community typically has large families, Coun Leitner has 'never heard of an entire family that was in bed for a week'.Coun Leitner said getting public health information out to the Orthodox Jewish community during the crisis has been challenging.But the