There were three more coronavirus deaths recorded over the latest weekly period in St Helens.
By Andrew Dowdeswell, Data Reporter
17th Nov 2022, 4:17pm
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There were three more coronavirus deaths recorded over the latest weekly period in St Helens.
A total of 725 people had died in the area when the UK coronavirus dashboard was updated on November 17 (Thursday) – up from 722 on the week before.
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They were among 27,342 deaths recorded across the North West.
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The figures include anyone who died within 28 days of a positive test result for Covid-19, and whose usual residence was in St Helens.
A total of 172,376 deaths were recorded throughout England by November 17 (Thursday) – up from 171,680 last week.