Another person has died in hospital in Greater Manchester within 28 days of testing positive for coronavirus.
It means the number of deaths recorded at the region's hospitals since the start of the pandemic now stands at 5,836.
The latest fatality was reported at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.
It's the first death in the region to be recorded in three days.
The total number of coronavirus-related deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Tuesday, April 6, is:
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Bolton NHS Foundation Trust - 645
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Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust - 9
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Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust - 1,173 (+1)
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NHS Nightingale Hospital North West - 6
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Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust - 1,579
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Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust - 8
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Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust - 498
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Stockport NHS Foundation Trust - 552
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Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust - 580
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The Christie NHS Foundation Trust - 28
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Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust - 758
Across the UK the Government said a further 20 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Tuesday, bringing the total to 126,882.
Separate figures published by the UK’s statistics agencies show there have been 150,000 deaths registered in the UK where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate.
The Government also said that, as of 9am on Tuesday, there had been a further 2,379 lab-confirmed cases in the UK.
It brings the total to 4,364,529.
Numbers for cases and deaths over Easter will be affected by incomplete data plus a longer than usual lag in reporting.
