Don't miss a thing by getting the latest from the Manchester Evening News sent direct to your inbox A further four people have died in hospitals in Greater Manchester after contracting coronavirus.
It brings the total number of people with the virus who have died in hospitals in our region to 5,846. Every day the NHS gives an update on virus-related deaths recorded by hospital trusts in England in the previous 24 hour period.
These are cases where someone has died within 28 days of a positive test or where Covid-19 is mentioned on their death certificate.
Today, Thursday, April 8, four new deaths were announced by trusts in Greater Manchester. Three occurred at the Stockport NHS Foundation trust which runs Stepping Hill, with one
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