There have been a further 14 coronavirus deaths across all of our region's hospitals as numbers continue to remain low.

Liverpool's main University Hospitals Trust recorded just one new death in today's NHS update, bringing some hope that the city may be through the worst of this part of the pandemic.




After announcing its first two virus deaths yesterday, the Mersey Care mental health Trust has announced another today to reach three.

The parts of the region hit harder by deaths in today's update are Wirral and Halton.

Wirral's main hospital Trust has suffered five more deaths, reaching a total of 166.

While the Halton and Warrington Trust also recorded five further deaths totalling 86 overall.

There were four more deaths at the two hospitals run by the St Helens and Knowsley NHS Trust, equalling an overall figure of 151.

And the Southport and Ormskirk Trust now has a total death toll of 114 after three additional Covid-19 deaths.

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Across the whole of the UK, The number of people who have died in hospitals contracting coronavirus has risen by a further 427.

The total number of Covid-19 hospital deaths in the country now stands at 23,363.

There were 352 deaths in England and 18 in Northern Ireland.

Scotland's death toll rose by 40 to 1,515, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced this afternoon, while Wales saw 17 new deaths.

The tragic figure was announced as England's Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty warned the country was "nowhere near the end of the pandemic".