More than 500 staff and students at Manchester Metropolitan University have tested positive for Covid-19 - there could be even more

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The total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Sunday October 18 is:Bolton NHS Foundation Trust - 263Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust - 9Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust - 493NHS Nightingale Hospital North West - 6Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust - 613Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust - 6Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust - 204Stockport NHS Foundation Trust - 241Tameside & Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust -

herePatients were aged between 44 and 99 years old.

The total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Friday, October 16 is:Bolton NHS Foundation Trust - 263Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust - 9Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust - 492NHS Nightingale Hospital North West - 6Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust - 603Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust - 6Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust - 204Stockport NHS Foundation Trust - 241Tameside & Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust -

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.

coronavirus related fatalities recorded by hospitals trusts in England during the previous 24 hour period.

straight to your inboxThree Manchester City players have been tested again for coronavirus after Cristiano Ronaldo returned a positive test.The Portuguese football federation confirmed in a statement that the Juventus star does not have symptoms and is "doing well" but has been released from the squad and will go into self-isolation as a consequence of the test.

The total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Friday, October 9: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 that took place several days - or even weeks ago.They do not include deaths

What do you think should be done to stop the spread? Let us know in our comments below This is down slightly on last week when it was between 1.3 and 1.6. Coronavirus infection continues to rise across all of Greater Manchester, with the disease doubling in Trafford within a week.

Manchester Airports Group (MAG) announced that 465 jobs at Manchester Airport would be axed.

highest rate in England after outbreaks among the student population.

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coronavirus. In the ten days between September 21 and September 30, 370 Covid cases were confirmed among students.Twelve staff also tested positive for the virus, the latest data published on the university's website shows.This brings the total number of confirmed cases at the university up to 382.

The total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Saturday, October 3 is:Nationally, a further 42 people who tested positive for coronavirus have died in hospital in England, bringing the total number of confirmed deaths in hospitals to 30,138.Patients were aged between 44 and 100 years old.

at least 137 people across both MMU sites tested positive for Covid-19 with a number of other students also recording symptoms. The council, university and Public Health England jointly agreed to introduce lockdown measures last Friday (September 25).

What do you think about this? Have your say in the comments below Professor Dave Shackley, director of Greater Manchester Cancer Alliance, said cancer care and treatment has continued throughout the pandemic.He said: "Some services across the country have been impacted due to challenges posed by Covid-19, including the introduction of additional safety measures to protect patients and our staff.“Greater Manchester has developed robust plans with each hospital to address the number of patients

The total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Friday, October 2 is:Nationally, a further 47 people, who tested positive for the coronavirus (Covid-19) have died, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 30,096.Patients were aged between 51 and 97 years old.

revealed that the infection rate for people aged 17 to 21-years-old in Manchester rose to 745 cases per 100,000 people in the past week.Students and parents gave us multiple reports of confirmed cases of coronavirus at student accommodation including several halls of residence in Fallowfield.Yesterday, the university issued a statement to the M.E.N denying that there was a 'spike' or 'outbreak' in its Fallowfield accommodation.But that stance now appears to have changed following publication of

“We are working extremely closely with Public Health England and have robust plans in place to take action and support students when needed, but this is not yet the case. Our students can rest assured they will be the first to know if this situation changes.

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.