The Mayor of Liverpool's brother who had died from coronavirus has been pictured as tributes were paid to him.
This afternoon the tragic news of Bill Anderson's death was announced by the city's mayor, Joe Anderson, on social media.
In a heartfelt post on Twitter, Mayor Anderson, 62, said: "Despite the efforts of all the staff @LivHospitals ICU my brother sadly died at 10.45pm last night.
"We want to thank the dedicated staff risking their lives for us.
"Thank you all for your messages of love and support.
"Let’s stick together and support each other and win this battle."
In a double blow, this comes just five weeks after Mayor Anderson lost his other brother Henry, to cancer.
Mayor Anderson had announced his brother was in intensive care at the Royal Liverpool Hospital after contracting the virus on Friday.
In the message, he urged people to watch a video taken from inside the hospital's intensive care unit and to follow the rules.
The harrowing video shared by Liverpool City Council on Friday, lays bare the severity of the coronavirus crisis in Liverpool's hospitals.
It shows inside a "red area" at the Royal Liverpool Hospital where nurses must wear hazmat suits and Covid-19 patients are attached to ventilators.
Mayor Anderson said on Friday: "10 minutes ago my sister-in-law, a Nursing Sister has told me my eldest brother, her husband, has got Covid-19.
"He is in the Royal @LivHospitals in the ICU in a very serious condition.
"Please watch the video, follow the rules and understand why we all need to fight the enemy #Covid."
Sadly, he succumbed to the terrible disease.
