Greater Manchester to get slice of £20m fund to buy and refurbish properties for people at risk of homelessness

direct to your inboxTwo more people have died in Greater Manchester's hospitals after testing positive for coronavirus.It brings the total number of Covid-19 related hospital deaths in the region to 4,118.The two deaths were reported by Stockport NHS Foundation Trust.No other Greater Manchester hospital recorded any Covid linked deaths today, Saturday, December 26.Every day the NHS in England gives an update on Covid-19 related fatalities at hospital trusts across the country.These are cases

we decided to share her story to highlight the struggle many families have faced this year.The mum, from Bolton, agreed to go by the name of Tina, as she didn't want those closest to her to know how badly she was coping.Her story resonated with so many of our readers, and we were overwhelmed by the number of people who got in touch offering to help Tina. A gofundme page was set up with the aim of raising £500 to help Tina and her husband buy Christmas presents for their children this year.

direct to your inboxA further 10 people have died with coronavirus at Greater Manchester's hospitals.It brings the total number of Covid-19 related hospital deaths in the region to 4,099.There were another two deaths recorded at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust in the last 24-hour reporting period.Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Trust also recorded another two deaths each.Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust reported another three deaths,

direct to your inboxTwo men from Greater Manchester who won £20,000 on the hit BBC show Race Across the World have donated their prize money to charity.Emon Choudhury, 36, from Stockport, beat four other teams to win the race alongside his nephew Jamiul Choudhury, 25, from Oldham.The pair beat the odds to complete an epic 54-day journey from Mexico City to the south of Argentina for the second series of the BBC2 show.On their travels, the men were visibly moved by the number of homeless children

direct to your inboxA further 22 people have died in hospitals across Greater Manchester after contracting coronavirus, NHS figures revealed today.They include nine more deaths at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust and seven at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust.Nationally, the NHS reported on Tuesday a further 405 deaths in hospitals of patients who tested positive for the virus.The figure brings the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 46,983.In the

direct to your inboxThe new highly transmissible strain of Covid-19 is not thought to have reached Greater Manchester yet, say the region's health leaders. A variant of the virus, which is said to be behind huge spikes in the south of England, is believed to have already reached parts of Cumbria.

direct to your inboxThe region’s ten public health directors say the new strain of Covid-19 - said to be behind huge spikes in the south of England - is ‘extremely worrying’.Anyone who has travelled to Greater Manchester from ‘Tier 4’ areas - or Wales - for Christmas is being told to self isolate for at least ten days, warning the new strain of Covid-19 is ‘extremely worrying’.The conurbation’s ten public health directors issued the dramatic call in a statement this afternoon, urging anyone

direct to your inboxTwo more people have died in Greater Manchester's hospitals after testing positive for coronavirus.The region's hospital death toll now stands at 4,031, according to the latest NHS figures.Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust and Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust each recorded one more death in the last 24 hours.The total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Monday, December 21, are : Nationally 190 coronavirus-related deaths

Don't miss a thing that's happening in and around Bury by signing up to the free MyBury newsletterThe coronavirus infection rate has gone up in Greater Manchester for the first time in weeks.It currently sits at 161.4 per 100,000 people during the week ending December 15 - that's a 6.3 per cent increase on the previous week.It is the first week-on-week increase in Greater Manchester of more than 1 percent since October 31.The infection rate has remained fairly level across the region for the

direct to your inboxGreater Manchester residents can still enjoy Christmas with friends and family - but plans will need to be drastically scaled back.In London and the South East ‘Christmas bubbles’ have been cancelled.Things look a little brighter up here - but Greater Manchester residents have been issued with a stark warning that celebrations must only take place on Christmas Day.Residents across the country are also being warned to “stay local” and avoid travelling outside their areas and

direct to your inboxFifteen more lives have been claimed by coronavirus in Greater Manchester's hospitals.The region's coronavirus hospital death toll has risen to 4,019, the latest NHS figures show.Eight more deaths have been recorded by Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust in the last 24 hours.The trust runs the city's main hospitals including the Manchester Royal Infirmary and Wythenshawe Hospital.Three more Covid deaths were recorded the Royal Bolton, two at Pennine Acute and two at

direct to your inboxAnother 15 people who tested positive for Covid-19 have died in Greater Manchester’s hospitals.This brings the region’s hospital death toll to 3,982, according to the latest NHS figures.NHS England gives an update on virus-related fatalities at hospital trusts in England each day.These are cases where a patient has tested positive within 28 days of their death or where Covid-19 is mentioned on their death certificate.Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust recorded the highest

direct to your inboxGreater Manchester will remain in the highest level of coronavirus restrictions, the Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced today.During a statement in the House of Commons, Mr Hancock released the details of the latest government review of the tier system in England.There had been hopes that Greater Manchester - or some boroughs - would be moved down to Tier 2, due to a fall in infection rates.But the Health Secretary said many areas in Tier 3 were not 'quite there,' as he

direct to your inbox Some 16 more people with coronavirus have died in hospitals in Greater Manchester. Every day the NHS gives an update on virus-related fatalities at hospital trusts in England.

direct to your inboxTwenty one more people with coronavirus have died in hospitals in Greater Manchester.Every day the NHS gives an update on virus-related fatalities at hospital trusts in England.These are cases where a patient has tested positive within 28 days of their death or where Covid-19 is mentioned on their death certificate.Today trusts in Greater Manchester have recorded 21 new deaths.Both the Bolton NHS Foundation Trust and Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust both

direct to your inboxNine more people have died in Greater Manchester's hospitals after testing positive for coronavirus.The region's hospital death toll has now reached 3,930, the latest NHS figures show.Four new Covid-related deaths have been recorded by Salford Royal in the last 24 hours.Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust recorded two new deaths, Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust one and Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust one.Another Covid-related death was recorded by

direct to your inboxNine more people have died in Greater Manchester's hospitals after testing positive for coronavirus.It means the region's hospital death toll is now 3,921, the latest NHS figures show.In the last 24 hours three more deaths have been recorded at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust.Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust and Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust each reported another two deaths.And Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and

Heywood, through Bury to Rawstenstall, over the Easter weekend. The locomotive was due to make a number of visits to the East Lancs this year, but the events were cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

direct to your inboxCoronavirus has brought heartache to thousands of families across Greater Manchester.More than 3,800 people have died in our region's hospitals alone. And tragically, this number is continuing to rise.Behind the Covid-19 death statistics that we publish each day are human beings who all had stories to tell.

direct to your inboxFifteen more people have died in Greater Manchester's hospitals after testing positive for coronavirus.The region's hospital death toll has risen to 3,915, the latest NHS figures show.Six more Covid-related deaths were recorded at Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.