Local Democracy Reporting Service understands that as of September 12, there were 39 inpatient cases of the virus in Tameside General.
Of these, 14 were identified as nosocomial, meaning almost 36pc of the outbreak had been spread within the hospital itself.When these figures were put to Tameside and Glossop ICFT, a spokesman said their data team ‘did not recognise’ them.They would not provide alternative statistics, due to an ongoing internal investigation into the outbreak, but they stated the hospital has ‘rigorous infection prevention control measures in place’.Paul Brown believes his father was one of the patients who died after catching the virus from his hospital bed in early September.Lawrence Brown, a 79-year-old pensioner from.
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