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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
John Scheerhout

Hospitals across Greater Manchester have recorded more coronavirus deaths in the last 24 hours

A further 15 people have died in Greater Manchester hospitals having contracted coronavirus.

It means the total number of COVID-19 deaths in the county's hospitals now stands at 1,366.

NHS trusts in Greater Manchester today (Sunday) confirmed 15 more people have died in their hospitals, a fall from 25 in the previous 24-hour period.

This reflects a general downward trend with a fall in the number of deaths recorded in each of the last four days.

However, experts and politicians say figures must be treated with caution as there are fewer NHS staff working at weekends and so fewer deaths tend to be recorded.

The NHS now includes deaths where there has not been a positive coronavirus result, but where the virus was suspected, in its data.

The figure only reflects deaths in hospitals and not in other settings, such as care homes.

It is believed many more have died at care homes and in their own homes across the region.

The Care Quality Commission said that between April 10 and 24, 277 people in Greater Manchester care homes had died having contracted the virus.

On Wednesday, the government began including deaths at care home and private addresses in its own daily UK death tally.

The local NHS mortality figures reveal that a further four patients died at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (bringing its total to 290) and a further four at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust (a total of 170).

There were three more at Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust (112) and two more at each of the following trusts: Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust (352); Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust (148).

The remaining trusts recorded no new Covid-19 related deaths in the last 24 hours.

The number of coronavirus-related deaths at Greater Manchester hospital trusts as at May 3:

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust - 169
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust - 9
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust - 290
Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust - 352
Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust - 3
Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust - 148
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust - 105
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust - 112
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust - 8
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust - 170

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