WARRINGTON Hospital has recorded another six coronavirus-related deaths over the weekend.

This brings the death toll since the start of the pandemic at the Warrington and Halton NHS Trust to 244 - up from 238 on Friday.

A further four people have also been admitted to Warrington Hospital after testing positive for the virus, bringing the number of coronavirus inpatients to 152.

Of these, 16 are in intensive care.

Meanwhile, the trust has tested 38,724 people for Covid-19, including both inpatients and people in the community, with 2,717 returning a positive test.

Overall, 807 patients have been discharged from the trust's care after recovering from the virus.