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Hospitals in Greater Manchester have been battling hospital-acquired outbreaks of coronavirus Oldham and Salford have both seen high rates of nosocomial cases of Covid-19 12:24, 3 FEB 2021 Updated Dont miss a thing by getting the latest from the Manchester Evening News sent direct to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Click here When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations...

Hospitals in Greater Manchester, including in Oldham and Salford, have been battling hospital-acquired outbreaks of coronavirus. Picking up a virus while being treated in hospital as a patient is termed a ‘nosocomial’ infection. Most commonly, it’s used to refer to the superbug MRSA, but in 2020 it’s now a watchword for coronavirus within the health system. According to data presented by the Northern Care Alliance (NCA), nosocomial cases have occurred at each of the four care organisati...