direct to your inboxAndy Burnham admits there is 'a real worry' about the NHS in Greater Manchester due to the spiralling number of coronavirus patients.The Mayor revealed today there were 119 people in intensive care units and 922 in general hospital beds with covid-19 on January 5.That represents a 'steep rise' in the number of people in ICU, in particular, the mayor said.And the figures are, in fact, likely to be 'quite a bit worse than that', Mr Burnham added, as the situation is changing so rapidly.Asked why only around 30 covid patients are currently in the Nightingale hospital in Manchester city centre, Mr Burnham said it is because the NHS has been 'coping' until this point. "The Nightingale is that insurance, it's that back up.
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