Another day of chaos for coronavirus testing in Greater Manchester as the 'world-beating system' lets people down - again

Manchester Evening News reported how Fallowfield, an area with a high-population of students, had become the country's Covid-19 hotspot.All boroughs in Greater Manchester remain in the red alert zone for infection rates.There were a total of 648 cases recorded in the region today, down from 897 yesterday.Although the numbers have flattened over the past couple of days in eight of the region's boroughs, and are down in Bury and Bolton, the rates in Greater Manchester are still heading upwards as

hereThe total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Thursday, October 30 is:Nationally, a further 44 people who tested positive for Covid-19 have died, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 30,049.Patients were aged between 60 and 99 years old, NHS England said.All had known underlying health conditions.Date of death ranges from September 18 to September 30.Each day the NHS in England publishes the number of

further 43 people who tested positive for the virus have died, bringing the total number of confirmed deaths in hospitals in England to 30,005.

The total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Monday, September 28, is:A total of 10 people who tested positive for coronavirus have died in hospital in England, bringing the total number of confirmed hospital deaths to 29,918, NHS England said on Monday.Patients were aged between 60 and 97 and all had known underlying health conditions.

coronavirus pandemic swept across the UK - and the globe - it was clear that people with other life-limiting conditions would be impacted as NHS medics focused all their efforts on tackling the virus.

The total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Thursday, September 24, is:Across England, a further 30 people, who tested positive for coronavirus, have died.It brings the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 29,838.Patients were aged between 18 and 101 years old.

The total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Wednesday, September 23, is:Across England a further 23 people who tested positive for coronavirus have died in hospital, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals to 29,808, NHS England said on Wednesday.The patients were aged between 69 and 96 and all had known underlying health conditions.On Tuesday the Prime Minister warned new coronavirus restrictions could last for six

Bolton, Bury & District Football League, more than a fifth of fixtures have been postponed since the season began on September 12.

“We have a thorough cleaning regime at all our fire stations and we continue to carry out cleaning of common touch points (door handles, etc.) at each change of watch. We are following guidance from Public Health England and are doing everything we can to limit the impact of COVID-19 on GMFRS.“As of Friday September 18th we have just under 10% of our uniformed staff absent as a consequence of COVID -19.

the government’s latest extra Covid-19 restrictions, announced this morning, will have caused brows to furrow among those looking at the wider northern map.

The total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Friday, September 18, currently stands at:Each day the NHS in England publishes the number of deaths recorded by each hospital trust in the last 24-hour period.These are deaths where the person had tested positive for the virus or where COVID-19 was mentioned on their death certificate.NHS England's daily figures sometimes include previously uncounted deaths and they do not include deaths in care homes or

The total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Thursday, September 17, currently stands at:Each day the NHS in England publishes the number of deaths recorded by each hospital trust in the last 24-hour period.These are deaths where the person had tested positive for the virus or where COVID-19 was mentioned on their death certificate.NHS England's daily figures sometimes include previously uncounted deaths and they do not include deaths in care homes or

that the number of hospital admissions is 'creeping up'.Giving an update to councillors, Steve Taylor, managing director of Bury & Rochdale Care Organisation, said: “On Monday in intensive care there was one patient at Bury, four in Oldham and two in North Manchester.“In general beds there are four Covid patients in Bury, 12 in Oldham, 11 in North Manchester and nine in our infectious disease department."Meanwhile in Bolton, the infection rate is now above 200 cases per 100,000 people.

new confirmed cases in the last 24 hours, the biggest daily total since May 8.That means Greater Manchester has contributed around 14pc of the total, considerably bigger than the region's proportion of the total UK population.The total number of coronavirus cases confirmed after testing in the UK since the pandemic began has now hit 374,228.In addition, the Department of Health has recorded a further 20 deaths in the UK in the last 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 41,684.Separate figures

here"Of course, as I have said repeatedly, there are operational challenges but thousands of people every day are being tested in Manchester in order to get a grip of the outbreak there."Debbie Abrahams, Labour MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth, raised issues around local contact tracing in Greater Manchester and accused the government of 'still not getting the basics right'."I don't underestimate the challenges that the health secretary has faced over the last few months," she told MPs."But

The total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Tuesday September 15, currently stands at: Get breaking news first on the free Manchester Evening News app -  download it here  for your Apple or Android device. You can also get a round-up of the biggest stories sent direct to your inbox every day with the MEN email newsletter -  subscribe here . And you can  follow us on Facebook here .

coronavirus hotspots across Greater Manchester are struggling to get tested amid fears that the national system has ‘lapsed into chaos’. Residents in Manchester, Salford, Rochdale, Oldham, Bolton and Tameside are either being told there are limited numbers of tests available - or none at all.

hereThe total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Saturday, September 12, currently stands at:Nationally, a further eight people, who tested positive for coronavirus died, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 29,656.Patients were aged between 61 and 91 years old, NHS England said.

coronavirus infection rates soar in the last few weeks. Bolton NHS Foundation Trust and Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust both recorded one more death.The total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Friday, September 11, currently stands at: Meanwhile in Greater Manchester, the latest figures show there are sharp increases in coronavirus infection rates in every single borough.

Manchester Evening News to say they have been unable to book a test near to their homes and have have instead been offered appointments at testing centres hours away. University of Manchester student Robbie Beale said he cycled 13 miles and visited three different testing centres before eventually managing to get a test.