A further 22 people have died in hospitals across Greater Manchester after contracting coronavirus, NHS figures revealed today.
They include nine more deaths at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust and seven at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust.
Nationally, the NHS reported on Tuesday a further 405 deaths in hospitals of patients who tested positive for the virus.
The figure brings the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 46,983.
In the north west region, a further 64 deaths were reported today.
The NHS said in a statement: "Patients were aged between 26 and 100 years old.
"All except 13 - aged 54 to 90 years old - didn't have known underlying health conditions.
"Date of death ranges from July 2 to December 21, 2020, with the majority being on or after 18 December.
"Their families have been informed."
Two more deaths were reported at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust and at Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, the figures revealed.
Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust and Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust both also suffered a further death.
The total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Tuesday, December 22, are:
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust - 444
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust - 9
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust - 753
NHS Nightingale Hospital North West - 6
Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust - 1,135
Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust - 7
Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust - 358
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust - 333
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust - 432
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust - 19
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust - 550
Every day the NHS in England gives an update on Covid-19 related fatalities at hospital trusts across the country.
These are cases where a patient has tested positive or where Covid-19 is mentioned on their death certificate.
