A FURTHER death with coronavirus has been recorded in Wirral Hospitals, NHS England has confirmed today.

The fatality, which occurred on October 21, takes the total number of patients who have died with Covid-19 at Wirral University Teaching Hospital - which runs Arrowe Park and Clatterbridge - to Hospitals to 271.

Nationally, a further 207 people, who tested positive for the virus have died, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 32,117.

Patients were aged between 36 and 101 years old.

All except six (aged 60 to 93 years old) had known underlying health conditions.

Date of death ranges from September 24 to Monday, with the majority being on or after October 20.

Their families have been informed.