Loved and lost: Greater Manchester remembers the people we've lost to coronavirus

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Manchester Evening News, we want to share your experiences of the pandemic.Have you had coronavirus? Have you recovered? Perhaps you have suffered with the illness for a long time and you have experienced unusual symptoms.You can tell us your story in full confidence.Are you in the high risk category? Are you struggling with your mental health?Maybe you were midway through treatment for another condition, but it has been delayed due to the outbreak.It's not just our health that has been affected

from coronavirus in Greater Manchester hospitals in the last 24 hours.The NHS publishes daily data for every hospital trust in England, documenting every death as a result of coronavirus.These are cases where the patient has tested positive or Covid-19 is mentioned on their death certificate.However they often include previously uncounted deaths that took place several days or even weeks ago.That's because of the time it takes for deaths to be confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19, for

Manchester Evening News has pledged to honour the memory of every victim from our region.In our Loved and Lost series, we have paid tribute to scores of people from the region who have died.We have vowed to remember the faces behind the figures.This week, we pay tribute to more coronavirus victims.From the proud nana who loved latin and ballroom dancing, to the cafe owner who enjoyed caravan holidays.We want to share people's stories.If you want to remember someone, fill out the form here.Justi

Bury artist has been commissioned to paint a family portrait for national treasure Captain Tom.Stuart Barkley, of Ramsbottom, reached out to Captain Sir Tom Moore's grandson Benjie on social media and agreed to paint an initial portrait of the two of them for free. The painting, which took around 40 hours to complete, was so well received that it now hangs in Captain Tom's Bedfordshire home."I've wanted to paint a sort of elder statesman for quite some time," Stuart said.

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

Crowdfunding page describes Stuart as a “hero in green” who “always had a smile” and would “do anything to help others”.Phil, a patient transport service care assistant based in Oldham, passed away on May 10 at Fairfield General Hospital.A tribute to him was posted at the time on the NWAS website by chief executive, Daren Mochrie, who said he will be “sorely missed” by everyone in the team.The new series began on Thursday with the first visit filmed in spring 2019 following ambulance teams

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.

Twenty more people have died after contracting coronavirus in Greater Manchester.

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

Seventeen more lives have been lost to coronavirus in Greater Manchester's hospitals.

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.

Another 23 people have died from Covid-19 in Greater Manchester's hospitals.

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

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.