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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Damon Wilkinson

Another five people have died in Greater Manchester's hospitals after testing positive for coronavirus

Another five people have died in Greater Manchester's hospitals within 28 days of testing positive for coronavirus.

The region's hospital death toll is now 5,350, NHS England figures show.

On Monday a further two deaths were recorded at Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, while Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust and The Christie each reported one more fatality.

The total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Monday, February 15, are:

  • Bolton NHS Foundation Trust - 580
  • Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust - 9
  • Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust - 1,052 (+1)
  • NHS Nightingale Hospital North West - 6
  • Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust - 1,457 (+2)
  • Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust - 7
  • Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust - 457 (+1)
  • Stockport NHS Foundation Trust - 497
  • Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust - 539
  • The Christie NHS Foundation Trust - 26 (+1)
  • Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust - 725

Across the UK the of number of lives lost to coronavirus has risen by 251.

The figure includes 231 deaths in England, none in Scotland, 16 in Wales and four in Northern Ireland.

A week ago there were 342 confirmed fatalities in UK hospitals, while a fortnight ago the figure was 394.

It means the daily figure has fallen by 27 per cent in seven days.

NHS England said those who died were aged between 31 and 102.

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