A mental health nurse from Ashton-under-Lyne has died from coronavirus. Dad-of-four Grant Maganga worked at Hurst Place, a rehabilitation unit at Tameside Hospital which cares for men with severe mental illness.
Bosses at Pennine Care NHS Trust said they were absolutely devastated' by the 56-year-old's death, describing him as 'a true gentleman, a great role model and a wonderful human being'.
Mr Maganga, thought to be orginally from Malawi in south east Africa, qualified as a mental health nurse in 2009 and had worked at Hurst Place since it opened 10 years ago.
He also leaves behind a wife. Pennine Care chief executive Claire Molloy said: "We are absolutely devastated by the news and our hearts truly go out to Grant’s family and everyone