A MILLION people have now been vaccinated for Covid-19 in Greater Manchester

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direct to your inboxLast week marked the one-year anniversary since the first coronavirus death was reported in the UK.Just days after it was reported, tragedy struck closer to home as the first Covid-related death was recorded in Greater Manchester.Since that first death, we have pledged to pay tribute to the people in our region who have lost their lives to the disease. The M.E.N has published countless tributes from families in our Loved and Lost series.

direct to your inboxThe use of coronavirus testing in schools could be behind rises in infection rates in five areas of Greater Manchester, the latest figures suggest.Figures from Public Health England show that cases rose by 19 per cent in Tameside and 18 per cent in Oldham in comparison to the figure a week ago, with smaller increases in Salford, Stockport and Trafford.Cases fell in the other five boroughs, with the largest decrease being 25 per cent in Bury.Statistics show that there were

direct to your inboxOfficials believe Greater Manchester has now vaccinated more than 1m people across the region, despite concerns about vaccination uptake.

direct to your inboxFor many of us, today will be a very different Mother's Day.It would usually be a day for visiting our families, enjoying a meal and celebrating with the special women in our lives.But today, due to the coronavirus lockdown rules, most of us will have to spend the occasion away from our mums.In the hope of spreading some love and keeping spirits up, we asked our readers to tell us about the women who are special to them.We asked you to tell us who you are celebrating today.

direct to your inboxCoronavirus infection rates are continuing to drop in all 10 boroughs across Greater Manchester, the latest figures show.The latest Public Health England data shows that nine boroughs recorded double-digit reduction in infection rates for the week ending March 8 compared to the previous week.Tameside was the only borough which recorded a single-digit reduction in transmission rate.The overall rate for Greater Manchester now stands at 89.9 per 100,000 population.This is higher

direct to your inboxAnother 12 people have died in Greater Manchester's hospitals after testing positive for coronavirus.It means the region's covid hospital death toll is now 5,688, the latest NHS England figures show.In the last 24 hours another four deaths were reported at Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust, while three people died at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust.There were two fatalities at both Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and Stockport NHS

direct to your inboxMore than 100 people who had previously refused or ignored the coronavirus vaccine offer have now had the jab - after being contacted in their mother tongue.A multilingual team called dozens of people of Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds in south Manchester to answer questions and “debunk vaccination myths”.The volunteers - translating into Urdu, Punjabi, Kurdish, Arabic and Bengali - rang people identified by GPs at Ladybarn Group Practice, Al-Shifa Medical Centre

direct to your inbox Bolton continues to have the highest coronavirus infection rate in Greater Manchester, the latest figures show.

direct to your inboxA further nine people have died in Greater Manchester's hospitals after testing positive for coronavirus.The region's hospital death toll now stands at 5,648, the latest NHS England figures show.In the last 24-hour reporting period, three further deaths were reported at Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust and Stockport NHS Foundation Trust both recorded two more deaths each.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct