Two more deaths recorded in St Helens
There were two more coronavirus deaths recorded in the latest 24-hour period in St Helens.
The dashboard shows 660 people had died in the area by May 5 (Thursday) – up from 658 on Wednesday.
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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.
Daily death counts are revised each day, with each case backdated to the actual date of death.
A total of 153,021 deaths were recorded throughout England by May 5 (Thursday) – up from 152,628 on Wednesday.
Deaths reported today for England include a backlog that weren't reported on May 4 due to a technical issue.