Coronavirus
FOUR more coronavirus-related deaths have been recorded at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Trust.
In the figures released today (Thursday, May 21), four more deaths were confirmed meaning the death toll for the trust has increased to 231.
These are cases where the person had been positively diagnosed with the virus, or where COVID-19 was officially listed as a contributing factor to their death on a death certificate.
Two patients died on May 19 and two on May 20, according to the figures.
Across England, there have been 187 hospital deaths reported today.
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