Nine more deaths recorded in Sefton

There were nine more coronavirus deaths recorded over the latest weekly period in Sefton.

By Andrew Dowdeswell, Data Reporter

Published 27th Jan 2023, 10:24 BST

A nurse puts on PPE in a ward for Covid patients at King's College Hospital, in south east London. Picture date: Tuesday December 21, 2021.

There were nine more coronavirus deaths recorded over the latest weekly period in Sefton.

A total of 1,239 people had died in the area when the UK coronavirus dashboard was updated on January 26 (Thursday) – up from 1,230 on the week before.

They were among 28,401 deaths recorded across the North West.

The figures include anyone who died within 28 days of a positive test result for Covid-19, and whose usual residence was in Sefton.

A total of 180,091 deaths were recorded throughout England by January 26 (Thursday) – up from 179,176 last week.