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

It means the total number of patients who have died with Covid-19 at Wirral University Teaching Hospital - which runs Arrowe Park and Clatterbridge - stands at 608.

Nationally, a further 101 people who tested positive for the virus have died, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 84,467.

Patients were aged between 38 and 96 years old. All except five, aged 54 to 95 years old, had known underlying health conditions.

Date of death ranges from January 5 to March 7 with the majority being on or after Wednesday (March 3).

Their families have been informed.