NHS confirms 16 more people have died in hospitals across Greater Manchester after testing positive for coronavirus

direct to your inboxA further 43 people have died in Greater Manchester's hospitals after testing positive for coronavirus.The region's hospital death toll has risen to 4,315, the latest NHS England data shows.Thirteen more deaths have been recorded by Bolton NHS Foundation Trust in their 24 hour data.Meanwhile, 11 more Covid-related deaths have been recorded by Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT).The trust runs some of the city's main hospitals, including the MRI and

direct to your inboxA further 14 people have died in Greater Manchester's hospitals after testing positive for coronavirus.It brings the total death toll in the region to 4,272.Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust recorded eleven more deaths.Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust registered another death while there were two more recorded at Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.Earlier today it was revealed dialysis patient Brian Pinker received his jab of the Oxford vaccine at

bring in new national Covid restrictions within 24 hours as cases continue to rise. He has also called for the government to come up with a plan on children’s learning and for working parents.

direct to your inboxA further 13 people have died in Greater Manchester's hospitals after testing positive for coronavirus.It brings the total death toll in the region to 4,258.Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust recorded three further deaths.Both Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust recorded a further five deaths.The total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of January 3, are:Bolton NHS Foundation Trust -

direct to your inboxFour more people have died after testing positive for coronavirus in Greater Manchester's hospitals.It brings the total number of deaths in the region's hospitals to 4,245.Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust recorded further two deaths in the last 24 hours.Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust each reported one death.The total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of January 2, are:B

direct to your inboxDozens of chickens have been dumped across Greater Manchester after 'panic buyers' bought them to lay eggs. The RSPCA has warned that the birds are being dumped in huge numbers due to lockdown and fears of the return of bird flu.

direct to your inboxAnother 36 people have died after testing positive for Covid-19 in Greater Manchester's hospitals.It brings the total number of deaths in the region's hospitals to 4,241.A further 20 deaths have been recorded at Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust since December 30.Bolton NHS Foundation Trust and Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust each recorded three deaths in the last 48 hours.And two people died at both Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust and

direct to your inboxUp to 25pc of all new coronavirus cases across Greater Manchester can be attributed to the new strain seen spreading rapidly through southern England.Experts predict there could be even higher number of new cases down to the new variant currently due to a data lag.Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham announced the figures at a press conference this morning.He said that partly as a result of this new strain, he and Greater Manchester’s leaders are in agreement with the

direct to your inboxThe Met Office has issued a weather warning for snow in Greater Manchester from tonight.Forecasters have warned of the potential for travel disruption.A Met Office yellow-coded weather warning is in place for much of the UK.It comes into force at 6pm today - Wednesday - until 2pm on Thursday.The Met Office said: "Snow arriving from the north later on Wednesday, moving south through Thursday morning, may lead to some travel disruption."Some roads and railways are likely to be

direct to your inboxAnother 26 people have died after testing positive for coronavirus in Greater Manchester's hospitals.It brings the region's hospital death toll to 4,157.The latest NHS England figures show nine more deaths were recorded at Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust in the last 24 hours.Six people died at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, while Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust and Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust each reported a further four deaths.A further three people died

direct to your inboxTen more COVID-19 deaths have been recorded by hospitals in Greater Manchester.The latest NHS figures bring the region's hospital coronavirus death toll to 4,131.Six more Covid-related deaths were recorded by Bolton NHS Foundation Trust in the last 24 hours.Meanwhile, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust recorded one more death.The trust runs some of the city's main hospitals, including the MRI and Wythenshawe Hospital.Three more deaths were recorded at Wrightington,

direct to your inboxFour more people have died in Greater Manchester's hospitals after testing positive for coronavirusIt brings the total number of Covid-19 related hospital deaths in the region to 4,121.Three deaths were reported by Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, while one was reported by Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust.No other Greater Manchester hospital recorded any Covid linked deaths today, Sunday, December 27.Every day the NHS in England gives an update on

direct to your inboxForecasters have posted three flood alerts across Greater Manchester as Storm Bella wreaks havoc in parts of the country.People in communities in Trafford, Stockport and Tameside close to the River Mersey valley and also residents in Oldham, Bolton and Rochdale in the River Irk catchment have been urged to be prepared for possible flooding.Met Office forecasters have warned that Storm Bella could bring 70mph winds and heavy rain to parts of the UK on Saturday, with the worst

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

direct to your inboxLike this entire year, Christmas Day in 2020 is anything but normal.It's a restricted, and for some quite sad time.But Greater Mancunians did have something to smile about today...

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,

GMP in areas including Wardley and Bolton town centre on Wednesday (December 22).  Police traffic officers stopped the driver of an Audi A3 on Manchester Road in Wardley. They claim the driver’s MOT test certificate had expired on January 8 this year.In a tweet, officers said: “XT58 stopped this Audi A3 on Manchester Road Wardley. Test certificate expired 8th Jan 2020.

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

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 inboxCouncils across Greater Manchester have outlined their plans for bin collections over Christmas and the New Year.With Christmas Day and New Year’s Day falling on bank holidays this year, many town halls are having to change their schedules.Bins are being collected in the days leading up to - and after both days - though the exact dates differ from borough to borough.All councils are still urging residents to keep recycling food, cardboard and paper and other recyclable items