A further 15 people have died in Greater Manchester hospitals having contracted coronavirus. It means the total number of COVID-19 deaths in the county's hospitals now stands at 1,366.
NHS trusts in Greater Manchester today (Sunday) confirmed 15 more people have died in their hospitals, a fall from 25 in the previous 24-hour period.
This reflects a general downward trend with a fall in the number of deaths recorded in each of the last four days. However, experts and politicians say figures must be treated with caution as there are fewer NHS staff working at weekends and so fewer deaths tend to be recorded.
The figure only reflects deaths in hospitals and not in other settings, such as care homes. It is believed many more have died at care