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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Ashlie Blakey

Coronavirus death toll in Greater Manchester rises - 28 more lives have been lost in region's hospitals

A further 28 people have died in Greater Manchester's hospitals after contracting coronavirus.

The total number of COVID-19 deaths in our region's hospitals now stands at 1,552.

Hundreds more have died at care homes and in their own homes across the region since the outbreak started.

In the last 24 hours, the biggest increase in recorded deaths was at the Stockport NHS Foundation Trust where another 11 fatalities were announced.

Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust reported a further eight deaths; Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust another three and Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust another three.

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust and Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust each reported another one death.

The latest figures from the Department of Health show that a total of 31,792 people had died in hospitals, care homes and the wider community after testing positive for coronavirus in the UK as of 5pm on Saturday.

This is up by 205 from the day before.

The number of coronavirus-related deaths at Greater Manchester hospital trusts as of May 10:

  • Bolton NHS Foundation Trust - 191

  • Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust - 9

  • Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust - 317

  • Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust - 384

  • Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust - 4

  • Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust - 157

  • Stockport NHS Foundation Trust - 158

  • Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust - 125

  • The Christie NHS Foundation Trust - 10

  • Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust - 197

Some of the larger trusts run several hospitals in Greater Manchester.

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust oversees the Manchester Royal Infirmary (MRI), Wythenshawe Hospital and Trafford General, while Pennine Acute is in charge of North Manchester General Hospital, Fairfield Hospital, the Royal Oldham Hospital and Rochdale Infirmary.

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