Mental health nurse and father of four dies in Greater Manchester after contracting Covid-19

A mental health nurse described as "a wonderful human being" has died in Greater Manchester after contracting coronavirus.

Grant Maganga died on Monday at Tameside Hospital after 11 years of nursing, most recently at Hurst Place in Ashton-under-Lyne, Manchester, a rehabilitation unit for men with severe mental illness and complex needs.

Mr Maganga, 56, who leaves a wife and four children, qualified as a mental health nurse in 2009 and had worked at Hurst Place since its inception 10 years ago.

Claire Molloy, chief executive at Pennine Care, said they were "absolutely devastated" by the news of Mr Maganga's death.