More than 2,000 people across Greater Manchester have now tested positive for coronavirus - and at least 246 people have died.
Public Health England (PHE) data shows that as of Monday evening (April 6), there were 2,071 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in our region.
The true number is likely to be far greater as many people self-isolating with symptoms are not being routinley tested. At least 246 people have died at Greater Manchester hospitals having contracted the virus, according to NHS England figures.
It is likely more people in our region have died. NHS data does not include deaths 'in the community' - at care homes or at people's own homes - where coronavirus is mentioned on the death certificate. Greater Manchester coroanvirus cases, as
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