coronavirus death toll figure has been above 1,000 since the week ending June 12. It is also the highest number of deaths involving Covid-19 since the week ending June 5.The total is up from 978 deaths in the week to October 23 – which represents a jump of 41 per cent.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 hereAnd the North West had 446 deaths involving the virus registered in the same week - the highest number for our region since the week ending May 15.In Yorkshire and the Humber, 204 Covid-19 deaths were registered in the week to October 30: the highest since the week to June 5.In the North East, 118 Covid-19 deaths.