The NHS has sadly confirmed 47 more people have died in hospitals across Greater Manchester after contracting coronavirus.
They include a further 20 deaths at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust.
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust and Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust both reported 10 further deaths.
There were a further six deaths at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust, with one more death reported at Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust.
It brings the total number of deaths in Greater Manchester hospital's to 4,205.
Nationally, the NHS reported on Wednesday a further 494 deaths in hospitals of patients who tested positive for Covid-19.
These are cases where a patient has tested positive or where Covid-19 is mentioned on their death certificate.
In the north west as a whole, a further 109 hospital deaths were reported today.
In a statement on Wednesday, the NHS said: "A further 494 people, who tested positive for the coronavirus (Covid-19) have died, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 49,719.
"Patients were aged between 30 and 100 years old.
"All except 20 (aged 36 to 92 years old) had known underlying health conditions.
"Date of death ranges from 9 November to 29 December 2020.
"Their families have been informed."
The statement follows the news today of the approval of the Oxford University and AstraZeneca vaccine for use in the UK.
The UK has ordered 100 million doses of the vaccine – enough to vaccinate 50 million people.
In Greater Manchester, coronavirus infection rates are continuing to rise in nine out of the ten boroughs, alongside an increase in the number of patients in hospitals.
The total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of December 30, are:
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust - 462
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust - 9
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust - 782
NHS Nightingale Hospital North West - 6
Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust - 1,166
Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust - 7
Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust - 371
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust - 346
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust - 446
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust - 20
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust - 590
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.
