direct to your inboxMarch 5, 2020.The day the first coronavirus tragedy was reported in the UK.A woman, aged in her 70s, was the first person reported to have died after testing positive for the disease.She was being treated at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading.It was headline news in every newspaper and on every television channel across the country.It shocked us all.Just days later, on March 8, tragedy struck closer to home as the first Covid-related death was recorded in Greater Manchester.The death toll continued to rise each day as more and more people succumbed to the virus.By April, more than 1,000 deaths were being reported in a single day.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free.