THE number of people to have tested positive for coronavirus in Warrington has topped 200.

The latest Government figures show 211 people in the town have the virus.

That is up from 182 yesterday.

Twenty people have died in Warrington Hospital - although no new deaths were recorded today, Thursday.

Many more people will have the virus but are at home or have recovered.

There are now more than 65,000 positive cases across the country while 7,978 people in the UK have died.

881 deaths were recorded in the past 24 hours.