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Liverpool Echo
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Liam Thorp

Five further deaths in city region hospitals as numbers stay low

There have been five further coronavirus deaths in the region's hospitals, as deaths continue to stay low.

Liverpool's main University NHS Trust has recorded just one additional fatality - which is the only hospital death in any of the city's hospitals in the latest update.

The current figures for Liverpool's Trusts are as follows:

Liverpool University Teaching Hospitals Trust - 386

The Walton Centre for Neurology - 9

Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital - 17

Alder Hey Children's Hospital - 4 (all adult patients)

Mersey Care Mental Health Trust - 3

Elsewhere, there have been two further deaths recorded at the Southport and Ormskirk NHS Trust, taking its total to 131.

There was one further death registered at Wirral's main Trust, which has now recorded 196 fatalities.

The Trust covering Halton and Warrington recorded a further death to reach a total of 113.

And there were no further deaths at the St Helens and Knowsley NHS Trust, which remains on an overall figure of 177.


While today's regional deaths represents a low number compared to what we have seen in recent weeks, experts continue to warn that there can be a lag in reporting after the weekend.

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A further 128 people have died in UK hospitals after testing positive for coronavirus.

The increase includes 122 patients in England, two people in Scotland, six in Northern Ireland and four in Wales

This figure brings the official working total to 34,770 - although there is a widespread belief that the real virus death toll is somewhat higher than this.

Confirming the deaths in English hospitals, NHS England said: "A further 122 people, who tested positive for the Coronavirus (Covid-19) have died, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 24,739.

"Patients were aged between 47 and 100 years old. Seven of the 122 patients (aged between 50 and 85) had no known underlying health condition.

 
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