Thousands of people in and around Moss Side to be offered tests after new Covid variant found

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The total number of coronavirus-related deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Saturday, February 27, is:Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust - 740In England, a further 257 people who tested positive for coronavirus have died in hospital, bringing the total number of confirmed deaths reported in hospitals to 82,974, NHS England said on Saturday.Patients were aged between 23 and 98.All except seven, aged between 45 and 95, had known underlying health conditions.The

direct to your inboxAnother 13 people have died in Greater Manchester's hospitals after testing positive for Covid-19.The region's coronavirus hospital death toll has now reached 5,543, the latest NHS figures show.Five more deaths were registered at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, bringing it's total to 520 since the start of the pandemic.Three more were recorded by Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust - its total now standing at 1,513Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust registered

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direct to your inboxAnother 16 people have died in Greater Manchester's hospitals after testing positive for Covid-19.The region's hospital death toll has now reached 5,516, the latest NHS figures show.Five new deaths were recorded by Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

direct to your inboxA new surge testing site will open in north Manchester as part of ongoing efforts to identify and isolate cases of a new Covid-19 variant. Thousands of people have been tested since four cases of E484K, a mutation of the Kent strain which has spread across the country, were found in Moss Side earlier this month.

direct to your inbox A further 18 people have died in Greater Manchester's hospitals after testing positive for coronavirus.

direct to your inboxMore than 50 people without symptoms have tested positive for Covid-19 as part of a mass testing programme in south Manchester where a new variant of the virus has been found.Surge testing is being carried out in Moss Side and neighbouring areas after four cases of E484K, a mutation of the Kent strain which has spread across the country, were discovered earlier this month.

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direct to your inboxA further 37 people have died in Greater Manchester’s hospitals after testing positive for coronavirus.That brings the region's death toll in hospitals to 5,320 as of Saturday (February 13).Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust recorded the highest number, with another 20 deaths.While Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust recorded a further 12 deaths.Bolton NHS Foundation Trust and Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust each recorded another two deathsSalford

direct to your inboxIt's been five days since people in south Manchester were warned of a new strain of coronavirus circulating in the community. Four cases of a new variant - officially named E484K - were discovered in two unconnected homes in Moss Side, prompting targeted the launch of a mass testing programme, known as surge testing, on Monday.

direct to your inbox A further 19 people have died in our hospitals after contracting coronavirus, the latest NHS figures show.

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direct to your inboxA new Covid-19 surge testing centre will be set up at Moss Side leisure centre after a new variant of coronavirus was discovered in the area.The facility is expected to open by Thursday along with a mobile testing unit at the Arrahman Mosque on Bedwell Street.Testing centres have already been established at Our Lady’s RC Church on Raby Street and in the car park of the Gurdwara Temple on Monton Street.More than 10,000 people are being offered immediate PCR tests after four

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were identified in two households in the area in recent days.It is related to a strain first detected in Bristol last month, which is related to the UK's dominant strain identified in Kent towards the end of last year.Now, at least 10,000 people across homes and businesses will be offered free PCR tests in an effort to contain the virus.Testing units will be set up for walk-in appointments and home testing kits will also be offered by council workers knocking door-to-door in the affected

direct to your inboxThousands of people in Manchester are to be offered immediate Covid-19 tests after a new variant of the virus was identified in the area. Manchester City Council will be inviting everyone living or working within a specific footprint for tests from tomorrow after four cases of a new strain were identified in two households on Moss Side.