A young man is among Liverpool's coronavirus patients as cases in the city continue to almost double each day.
Mayor Joe Anderson confirmed that one of the people to be hit by the COVID-19 virus was under the age of 25, making him one of the youngest confirmed cases in Merseyside.
Tweeting about the frightening new cases, Mayor Anderson also stated that cases of coronavirus in Liverpool were doubling almost daily.
He said: "The numbers of people identified with #COVID19 in Liverpool today is frightening a young man under 25 is one of them.
"The cases are almost doubling daily here as elsewhere.
"Everyone is and will be affected in someway by it. Please, please,stay at home and follow advice #savelives."
Liverpool's first death from coronavirus is believed to be legendary Scouse singer Cy Tucker, whose family confirmed he lost his life on Tuesday.
The musician, who used to rub shoulders with the likes of Cilla Black and The Beatles , died on Tuesday morning after developing symptoms one week ago.
His family told the ECHO the father-of-three “had a smile that could light up the darkest of rooms and his witty personality would charm all he came across.”
In a statement, they added: “To the city of Liverpool he was Cy Tucker, but to us he was our world.
“He forever doted on his family, especially his wife, children and grandchildren, who he always showered with affection.”
The talented musician, 76, who had health issues including heart problems and diabetes, is thought to be the first person to die from coronavirus in Liverpool.
NHS England has issued a list of the NHS Trusts where people have died having tested positive for the virus.
Included on the list on Tuesday was Liverpool University Hospital Trust, where one death has been recorded, believed to be Mr Tucker.
On Tuesday afternoon, the Deparment of Health confirmed that a total of 422 people in the UK had died from COVID-19 with 8,077 people testing positive.
Below are the number of cases for each local authority in Merseyside.
Liverpool
The latest Public Health England statistics, published yesterday show that confirmed cases of coronavirus in Liverpool have now jumped to 35 in total.
Wirral
In Wirral, where the first Merseyside death occured yesterday, the overall number of confirmed cases has risen to 12.
Sefton
In the borough of Sefton, there were 10 confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of yesterday.
St Helens
The latest data shows that there are 6 confirmed cases in the St Helens area.
Knowsley
The Knowsley borough has seen five confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of yesterday.
