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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Helen Johnson

Three more people have died in Greater Manchester's hospitals after testing positive for coronavirus

Another three people have died in Greater Manchester's hospitals after testing positive for coronavirus.

It takes the death toll from the virus in the Greater Manchester's hospitals to 3,769.

Each day the NHS gives an update on coronavirus related fatalities at hospital trusts in England.

These are cases where the patient has tested positive within 28 days of their death or where Covid-19 is mentioned on their death certificate.

They do not include deaths in care homes or community settings.

One death was recorded by Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, while two were recorded by Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust.

The total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Sunday, December 6, are:

  • Bolton NHS Foundation Trust - 399
  • Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust - 9
  • Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust - 685
  • NHS Nightingale Hospital North West - 6
  • Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust - 1,070
  • Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust - 7
  • Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust - 325
  • Stockport NHS Foundation Trust - 321
  • Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust - 417
  • The Christie NHS Foundation Trust - 18
  • Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust - 512

In total, the hospital deaths of six people following a positive Covid test were reported in the wider North West region on Sunday, meaning the overall total for the region is now 8,419.

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