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More than 100 Covid-19 patients died in Greater Manchester hospitals this week for the first time since the peak of the pandemic.
A total of 112 Covid patients died in hospitals in the region in the seven days to October 22.
This is the first time the weekly total has exceeded 100 since May 16.
So far there have been 253 deaths in Greater Manchester hospitals in October.
This compares to 99 for the whole of September.
A further 32 coronavirus deaths have been recorded in Greater Manchester hospitals since yesterday.
The death toll in hospitals in the region has reached 2,541, according to the latest NHS figures.
Three other people died within the Bolton NHS Foundation Trust, nine more died at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust hospitals and seven more within the Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
Two other people died while in the care of the Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, two more at Tameside & Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust, and nine more at Wrightington, Wigan, and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust.
The total number of deaths from coronavirus in hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Saturday 24 October is:
- Bolton NHS Foundation Trust – 272
- Greater Manchester NHS Mental Health Foundation Trust – 9
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust – 516
- NHS Nightingale Northwest Hospital – 6
- Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust – 644
- Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust – 6
- Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust – 215
- Stockport NHS Foundation Trust – 245
- Tameside & Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust – 310
- Christie NHS Foundation Trust – 15
- Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust – 309
Another 185 people who tested positive for coronavirus have died at a hospital in England.
That brings the total number of confirmed deaths reported in hospitals to 31,743, NHS England said on Saturday.
The patients were between 32 and 98 years old.
All but seven were between the ages of 66 and 90 and had known underlying health problems.
The deaths occurred between April 6 and October 23, with the majority occurring on or after October 20.
Thirteen other deaths were reported with no positive Covid-19 test result.
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