The NHS has sadly confirmed the deaths of 29 more patients in hospitals in Greater Manchester who had tested positive for Covid-19.
The region's hospital death toll now stands at 4,757.
NHS bosses said on Friday a further 993 people who tested positive for the virus have died in hospitals across England.
It brings the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 65,104.
In the north west, a further 94 hospital deaths were reported, the NHS said on Friday.
A further 11 deaths were recorded at Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
There have also been seven further deaths at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust and five at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, the NHS figures revealed.
In a statement on Friday, the NHS said: "A further 993 people,who tested positive for the coronavirus (Covid-19) have died, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 65,104.
"Patients were aged between 23 and 102 years old.
"All except 47 (aged 32 to 96 years old) had known underlying health conditions.
"Date of death ranges from 12 December to 21 January 2021."
"Their families have been informed."
The total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of January 22, are:
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust - 524
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust - 9
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust - 888
NHS Nightingale Hospital North West - 6
Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust - 1,319
Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust - 7
Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust - 407
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust - 411
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust - 492
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust - 21
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust - 673
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.
The NHS statement added: "NHS England and NHS Improvement publish the number of patients who have died in hospital and tested positive for Covid-19 in England.
"Since Tuesday 28 April, NHS England and NHS Improvement also reports the number of patient deaths where there has been no Covid-19 positive test result, but where Covid-19 is documented as a direct or underlying cause of death on part 1 or part 2 of the death certification process.
"This change has been introduced for deaths that occurred on 24 April and subsequently."
