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Covid hospitalisations more than QUADRUPLE in just over a month in Greater Manchester

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Patients being hospitalised with Covid have more than quadrupled in just over a month in Greater Manchester. The figures have skyrocketed by four times since June 1, when they stood at 131 hospitalisations for that week.

The numbers now stand at 561 patients hospitalised with coronavirus in the week leading up to July 3, the latest data published by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) shows.

The rise comes after Greater Manchester health chiefs warned that the next ‘wave’ of the virus had started. Senior health sources also told the Manchester Evening News that while hospitalisation figures can provide a steer on how prevalent the virus is in our communities right now, infection rates are likely a significant underreporting of the scale of infections being contracted. READ MORE:Armed cops storm street following reports of gunman opening fire In the week ending on July 3, a total of 561 patients were admitted to Greater Manchester NHS hospitals with Covid.

That is 91 more than the week before, a rise of 19 per cent. On July 5, there were 13 Mechanical Ventilation beds occupied by Covid patients in Greater Manchester NHS hospitals - two more than a week earlier.

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