NO further coronavirus deaths have been recorded in Wirral hospitals today, NHS England has confirmed.

It means the total number of people who have passed away in Wirral University Teaching Hospital after testing positive for the virus currently stands at 236.

Only one Covid-19 fatality has been recorded at the trust in the last 17 days.

Nationally, a further 18 people who tested positive for the virus have died, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 28,889.

Patients were aged between 54 and 94 years old.   All patients had known underlying health conditions.