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Salford has highest coronavirus deaths in care homes in the country - health bosses say it is down to 'proactive testing'

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Health bosses in Salford believe the city’s high Covid-19 care home death toll is due to ‘proactive testing’ - while the city mayor says that the current national approach creates a ‘false picture’ of the crisis.

Salford has the highest number of coronavirus-related care home deaths in the country, according to the figures published this week.

46 people sadly died in Salford’s care homes in the week ending 10 April as a consequence of the coronavirus pandemic, the most recent ONS figures show - the highest of any local authority in the country, and significantly higher than any other council area in Greater Manchester.

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