recorded its highest number of daily Covid-19 related deaths in six months.A further 64 people have died in the region's hospitals after contracting the virus - the highest daily increase in deaths in the region since April 21.In total, it is the third highest daily increase in Greater Manchester since the start of the pandemic.It means the region's death toll has gone over 3,000 - it now stands at 3,027.
Meanwhile, the UK has recorded it's highest coronavirus death toll since May 12 according to the latest data from the government.
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