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The patient's death was recorded by Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust in its 24 hour Covid-19 figures. The organisation's figures include those of North Manchester General, the Royal Oldham Hospital, Rochdale Infirmary and Fairfield General.
There were no other new deaths recorded by NHS trust's in our region today. The total number of coronavirus-related deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Wednesday, May 19, are: Bolton NHS Foundation Trust - 649 Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust - 9 Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust - 1,185 NHS