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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Damon Wilkinson

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

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

It brings the total number of coronavirus-related deaths in the region's hospitals to 5,935, the latest NHS England figures show.

On Tuesday Bolton NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust and Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust each recorded one more death.

The total number of coronavirus-related deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Tuesday, June 15 are:

  • Bolton NHS Foundation Trust - 658 (+1)

  • Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust - 9

  • Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust - 1,193 (+1)

  • NHS Nightingale Hospital North West - 6

  • Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust - 1,607

  • Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust - 8

  • Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust - 505

  • Stockport NHS Foundation Trust - 562

  • Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust - 591

  • The Christie NHS Foundation Trust - 28

  • Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust - 768 (+1)

The Government said a further 10 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Tuesday, bringing the UK total to 127,917.

Separate figures published by the Office for National Statistics show there have been 153,000 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 7,673 lab-confirmed cases in the UK.

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