More than 150 people have now died from coronavirus at Salford Royal hospital.
Three new announcements at the hospital have now taken the total number of deaths to 151.
New figures released by NHS England have confirmed that 714 people in Salford have tested positive for Covid-19.
That’s a daily increase of 74, the largest spike so far.
The previous highest day was on April 5, when there were 35 new cases.
It is believed the reason behind the sudden spike is due to an increase in the number of people being tested.
The spike in Salford is in line with other boroughs across Greater Manchester - including Rochdale, which saw an increase of 51 confirmed cases.
The most extreme increases were seen in Oldham, where 100 more people tested positive for the virus. Wigan saw a rise of 74.
This contributed to a large jump in positive cases across the region, with the number of confirmed infections in Greater Manchester rising by 455 to 7,246.
