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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Sophie Halle-Richards

Ten more people have died at Greater Manchester's hospitals with coronavirus

A further 10 people have died with coronavirus at Greater Manchester's hospitals.

It brings the total number of Covid-19 related hospital deaths in the region to 4,099.

There were another two deaths recorded at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust in the last 24-hour reporting period.

Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Trust also recorded another two deaths each.

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust reported another three deaths, whilst Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust recorded one more.

On Wednesday (December 23) Greater Manchester's hospitals recorded one of the deadliest days in the second wave of the pandemic, with 43 deaths.

In England, a further 350 people who tested positive for coronavirus have died, bringing the total number of confirmed deaths reported in hospitals to 47,749.

NHS England said on Thursday: "Patients were aged between 25 and 100. All except seven, aged between 30 and 97, had known underlying health conditions.

"The deaths were between November 4 and December 23.

"There were 29 other deaths reported with no positive Covid-19 test result."

The total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Thursday, December 24, are:

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust - 449 (+2)

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust - 9 - same

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust - 763 + (1) 

NHS Nightingale Hospital North West - 6 - same

Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust - 1,141  (+2)

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust - 7 - same

Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust - 363 - same

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust - 338 - same

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust - 438 (+3)

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust - 20

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust - 567 (+2)

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.

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