Almost 30,000 people tested positive for coronavirus in just one week in Greater Manchester - as infection rates continue to soar in all ten boroughs.
22.12.2021 - 13:53 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
When your child is unwell, a trip to A&E seems like the safest option to ensure they are promptly treated.
But often, A&E departments are overcrowded and under demand - and children could be seen more quickly and efficiently elsewhere.
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust has experienced a significant increase in children attending A&E departments.
They have reported an increase in attendances at Manchester Royal Infirmary, Wythenshawe Hospital,
Almost 30,000 people tested positive for coronavirus in just one week in Greater Manchester - as infection rates continue to soar in all ten boroughs.
Coronavirus infection rates have risen in all ten of Greater Manchester's boroughs - and have hit record high levels in four of them.
Coronavirus infection rates have gone up in all 10 boroughs of Greater Manchester with a total of 24,488 people tested positive.
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Staff shortages, elective operations at risk, wards at capacity, and Omicron cases rising - just a handful of the difficulties facing Greater Manchester hospitals, according to NHS bosses.
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