There have been two further coronavirus deaths at hospitals covering Merseyside.
The Covid-19 deaths have been reported at the Trust covering St Helens and Knowsley, which means a total of 204 people have now died after testing positive for the virus across St Helens and Whiston Hospitals.
The only other death for a Trust in our wider region came at the Halton and Warrington Trust, which has now recorded 128 deaths.
Today's update shows no other deaths at Trusts covering our region, including none at any of Liverpool's hospitals.
The full number of deaths at Trusts across our region are as follows:
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Royal, Aintree, Broadgreen): 451
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - 233
Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust - 4
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust - 4
Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - 128
Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - 18
Merseycare NHS Foundation Trust - 3
Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust - 143
St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust - 2 04
The Walton Centre - 10
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The total UK coronavirus death toll has risen by 233 in the latest update.
NHS England recorded a further 79 Covid-19 deaths, while Wales recorded eight deaths, Scotland reported five and Northern Ireland one.
However, when collating all deaths - including those in care homes or in the community - the Department of Health said the overall total of further deaths amounted to 233.
It means the government's death total is closing in on 42,000.
Official numbers from the Office for National Statistics suggest the real total is over 50,000.
