ONE more patient has sadly died at Warrington Hospital after testing positive for Covid-19.

Data from NHS England shows that the person passed away yesterday, Tuesday.

A total of 135 people have now died at the Trust.

The latest statistics from Warrington Hospital show that as of last Thursday, the Trust has tested 9,230 inpatients/community of which 1,175 have tested positive.

Staff are currently caring for 6 inpatients who have tested positive for Covid-19.

There is one patient Covid-19 positive patient in ICU.

Staff have discharged 367 patients while the daily average patients through A&E stands at 213.