Intensive care bed capacity across Greater Manchester may start to run out 'very soon', says hospital consultant

Greater Manchester recorded one of the highest daily death tolls since the first peak of the pandemic.

Both Wigan and Stockport’s NHS trusts had already taken that decision in the past fortnight as both had come under increasing pressure. On Wednesday the region’s health lead Sir Richard Leese indicated that that move was likely to happen more broadly across the system in November - as hospitals dealt with a ‘very, very worrying’ level of pressures - and last night the M.E.N.

Pennine Acute, which runs Fairfield General Hospital, Bury, The Royal Oldham Hospital and Rochdale Infirmary, recorded 21 more deaths.

reached 539.  Today a further 16 have been confirmed across the region - and that's only the ones the Manchester Evening News has been alerted to. Schools and councils aren't publishing this information, with the exception of Wigan Council, so we are largely reliant on parents informing us about closures. Do you know a school where children are isolating? Let us know in the comments here or email the details to [email protected]. The full list of schools where cases and self-isolations have

reached 525. Now a further 14 have been confirmed - and that's only the ones the Manchester Evening News has been alerted to.

the Mirror reports.Greater Manchester would pass the peak of the first wave by November 2 and Covid patients would take up the entire current critical care capacity by November 8, the spokesperson said.All 'surge capacity' would be used up by November 12.However, this capacity in the model appears not to include Manchester’s Nightingale Hospital.Asked if that meant hospitals being overwhelmed, the spokesperson said: “Yes, that’s the entire surge ICU capacity.”“Cases in Greater Manchester

topped 500. Now a further 14 have been confirmed - and that's only the ones the Manchester Evening News has been alerted to.

reached 489. Now a further 22 have been confirmed - and that's only the ones the Manchester Evening News has been alerted to.

reached 489. Today a further 22 have been confirmed across the region, including a number of Wigan schools, where the council is the only local authority in Greater Manchester to release its own weekly update showing which ones have been affected across the borough.

Rochdale has seen a 5.3pc increase, now with 37.7pc and Tameside saw a 3.4pc rise, with 34.8pc of its children now living in poverty.

reached 474. Now a further 15 have been confirmed - and that's only the ones the Manchester Evening News has been alerted to.

reached 459. Now a further 15 have been confirmed - and that's only the ones the Manchester Evening News has been alerted to.

The rate of coronavirus infection remains high across Greater Manchester - with hundreds of people testing positive each week.All 10 boroughs remain at the Government's 'red alert' level.Manchester continues to the be the worst affected area in the region and remains one of the UK's coronavirus hotspots.There were 2,715 positive tests in the city in the week up to October 7, according to the latest figures published by Public Health England.That's a slight increase of 21 on the week before.But

11 confirmed today by the Manchester Evening News brings the total to 421 - that's 34 per cent of the region's 1,237 schools.  While some of those affected have now returned to class, our list gives an overview of where cases have occurred since the beginning of September. Among those confirmed today include St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, in Wigan, which has shut to all year groups because there aren't enough teachers.

those aged between 17 and 21.Manchester still has the highest rate in England after several large outbreaks among the student population.Fallowfield - home to thousands of students - remains the Covid-19 hotspot of England, with 612 confirmed cases in the week ending October 3, according to the latest ONS data.Hulme and University - where Manchester Metropolitan University’s halls of residence are located - recorded 184 cases during that time.Earlier this week, Manchester Council said

reached 389. Now a further 21 have been confirmed - and that's only the ones the Manchester Evening News has been alerted to.

hereGreater Manchester overall saw 9,072 cases, a rise of 38 per cent.All ten boroughs remain in the 'red zone' where PHE requires local intervention.The average infection rate for England was 117.4.Although the number of cases is rising steeply across much of the country, there is now much more testing than at the height of the first wave of the pandemic in April and May.

a further nine have been confirmed - and that's only the ones the Manchester Evening News has been alerted to.