Hospital patient numbers were key to whether region entered tier 3. We look at the data.

The number of Covid patients in Greater Manchester’s hospitals, and how many are in intensive care, has been a key element of the argument between the mayor, Andy Burnham, and the government over the latter’s determination to put the region’s 10 boroughs into tier 3 measures.

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