Another 18 people have died in Greater Manchester's hospitals from coronavirus

hereOf 11 trusts in Greater Manchester, six did not record any new deaths in the past 24 hours.And Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust and the Nightingale Hospital have recorded no new deaths during June.Yesterday figures published by Public Health England and Cambridge University revealed that the R value  - tracking the rate at which Covid spreads - has now risen above 1 in the North West, making it the

risen above 1.The North West R-number is now 1.01, up from 0.73 a few weeks ago.

Salford has the highest rate of deaths from coronavirus in Greater Manchester, figures show.

Fourteen more lives have been lost to coronavirus in Greater Manchester.

Every week, the coronavirus death toll rises as more victims are lost to this awful disease.

A further six people have died in Greater Manchester's hospitals having contracted  coronavirus.

Another 24 people have died from coronavirus in Greater Manchester's hospitals.

Four men and a woman are to appear in court on drug dealing charges following police raids in North Manchester, Rochdale and Cheshire.

Eleven more people have died in hospitals in Greater Manchester with Covid-19.

In Greater Manchester, hundreds of people have tragically lost their lives to coronavirus.

Six more people have died with coronavirus in Greater Manchester, the latest NHS figures show.

Another 18 people have died from coronavirus in Greater Manchester, NHS data shows.

Greater Manchester has been accused of taking a ‘lax approach’ to air pollution by delaying its Clean Air Zone until 2022 - a year later than originally planned.

The Covaid-19 appeal has now passed the £20,000 mark - thanks to your generosity.

Another six people who tested positive for Covid-19 have died in Greater Manchester’s hospitals.

Three more people have died from coronavirus at Royal Bolton Hospital, it has been revealed.

Another 10 people have died at Greater Manchester's hospitals after testing positive for coronavirus.

Public health officials in Greater Manchester do not currently know how many people are testing positive for Covid-19 in the region - due to a ‘log jam’ in getting information from the national system.

A further 21 people have died in Greater Manchester's hospitals after contracting coronavirus.

Greater Manchester's coronavirus death toll has now reached 1,500.