coronavirus.The total number of people who have died in hospitals, care homes and the wider community with the virus as risen to 40,465.In the 24-hour period up to 9am on Saturday, 218,187 tests were carried out or dispatched with 1,557 positive results.A total of 5,438,712 tests have now been carried out with 284,868 cases confirmed positive.The Department of Health's death toll includes people who died in hospitals as well as in the wider community - but it does not include suspected cases of Covid-19, only confirmed ones.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very simply by following the instructions hereThe true death toll is thought to be more than 50,000.