CORONAVIRUS-related deaths have been recorded at Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for the first time in a week.

The latest data released by NHS England showed that two patients died at the trust on Saturday, September 26, after testing positive for Covid-19.

These were the first such deaths recorded at the two sites since the previous Saturday, September 19.

And the number of coronavirus-related deaths at the hospitals now stands at 143.

As of yesterday afternoon, there were 25 Covid-19 patients at Warrington and Halton hospitals – seven of which were in intensive care.

A total of 431 people have been discharged after receiving treatment.

Figures released by Public Health England meanwhile showed that there were 281 new coronavirus cases in Halton in the seven days leading up to September 25.

This equates to a rate of 217.1 positive tests per 100,000 residents – the seventh highest of any area in England.