A further three coronavirus deaths have been recorded at Wirral hospitals today, NHS England has confirmed.
The fatalities, which occurred on November 23 and two on November 24, brings the total number of patients who have died with Covid-19 at Wirral University Teaching Hospital to 339.
Nationally, a further 351 people, who tested positive for the coronavirus have died, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 39,570.
Patients were aged between 30 and 102 years old. All except 11 (aged 38 to 90 years old) had known underlying health conditions.
Date of death ranges from October 29 to November 25 with the majority being on or after November 23.
Their families have been informed.
Of the fatalities that have been recorded today, 81 of them occurred in the North West of England.
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