Simple blood test could predict which Covid patients are likely to end up in intensive care

posted on Wednesday, said: "Yesterday we were made aware of a likely shortage of reagent supplied by Roche Diagnostics Ltd caused by issues in their supply chain.

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

with each other rather than, for example, being linked to any obvious large workplace outbreak.

Plans to build on green belt land in Trafford have sparked a row between party leaders.The Trafford Conservative group leader Coun Nathan Evans shared a blog post on his group’s website over the weekend, which accused Labour of ‘misleading’ residents over the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework and what it meant for the borough.But Trafford’s Labour council leader Coun Andrew Western hit back saying Coun Evans was treating residents like they had ‘short memories’ over the matter and the

here.To download our app to get all the latest news visit here.He said the defendant has a strong work ethic, having been employed as a support worker helping people suffering from dementia, and more recently as a sales executive, but he lost that job after the pandemic.Mr Maguire said Chitanga came to Manchester after starting a relationship with a woman, but it later broke down.Chitanga, of Holyrood Drive, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, pleaded guilty to one count of possessing a knife in a public

A full list of all the projects is at the end of this article.Funded by the Mayor’s Challenge Fund, all of Greater Manchester’s 10 districts will benefit from a total of 35 projects, with the first Bee Network signage to be installed by next summer. Chris Boardman, Greater Manchester's cycling and walking tsar, told the Manchester Evening News: "I'm just so excited to see it happening at such a scale.

Manchester Arena attack - who was only evacuated from the scene more than 40 minutes after the bombing - told a paramedic: "I'm going to die, aren't I?", a public inquiry has heard. John Atkinson, 28, was not taken from the blast site for 46 minutes, before being carried on a cardboard advertising hoarding to a casualty clearing station.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola turned to 17-year-old striker Liam Delap, making his Premier League debut, to try to stem the tide as Manchester City slumped to a 5-2 home defeat by Leicester. And while that was a remarkable vote of confidence in the youngster – who scored on his first appearance for the Blues in the Carabao Cup on Thursday – it was also a bold gamble.

straight to your inbox Jamie Vardy has revealed how Leicester successfully took Rodri out of the game during their win at Manchester City to allow them to become the first side to score five goals against Pep Guardiola. The City boss has never conceded five goals as manager before Sunday's humbling to the Foxes, with Vardy grabbing a hat-trick at the Etihad.

coronavirus pandemic swept across the UK - and the globe - it was clear that people with other life-limiting conditions would be impacted as NHS medics focused all their efforts on tackling the virus.

What do you think about the lockdown rules where you live? Have your say in our survey...In the week to September 22 there were 173 Covid patients admitted to non-ICU beds - a significant leap from the beginning of the month when the figure stood at 66.While the Mayor has urged a sense of proportion, he will draw little comfort from the figures ahead of what he has admitted will be a ‘challenging’ autumn and winter period.The hospital admission figures are of people who had a confirmed case of

Manchester Evening News , a breathless Chris says: "I caught it in Tenerife thinking I was invincible, not wearing a mask. "I paid the price.

18 positive tests among staff and students at Philips High School in Prestwich - and these have definitely had an impact on the overall spike, Mrs Jones said.

gofundme page titled 'Help David Kamson get his food van back'.Over £33,000 in the space of 24 hours has now been raised.David says he has been overwhelmed by the support - and believes he may now be able to pay for his own shop."Before yesterday, nobody had ever helped me," David said."Someone set up a fundraising page for me and it started with a few pounds, the last time I checked there was over £20,000."I had already seen a new trailer but now I think I can buy a shop in Moston and I'll be

Councillors are to decide whether to allow 338 new homes to be built on the site of the historic Robertson’s Jam Factory.Tameside’s planning committee is this week due to consider a reserved matters application for redevelopment of the iconic site in Droylsden, which has been empty since 2006.The famous manufacturer James Robertson and Sons produced curds, preserves and marmalades at the Manchester Road site from 1890 until the site was closed with the loss of 200 jobs.The joint application by

turned away from a testing centre in Bolton.Meanwhile in Bury, dozens of people were pictured queuing up for tests at the Mosses Centre.

that the number of hospital admissions is 'creeping up'.Giving an update to councillors, Steve Taylor, managing director of Bury & Rochdale Care Organisation, said: “On Monday in intensive care there was one patient at Bury, four in Oldham and two in North Manchester.“In general beds there are four Covid patients in Bury, 12 in Oldham, 11 in North Manchester and nine in our infectious disease department."Meanwhile in Bolton, the infection rate is now above 200 cases per 100,000 people.