
Public Health England has announced that coronavirus Infections in West Lancashire increased by 25, up to 4,780, that’s 4,181.8 per 100,000 of the population. We are one of only two boroughs in the county to report increased infections.
NHS England has today reported the largest number of fatalities in the county occurring at Ormskirk & Southport NHS Trust hospitals where seven people have tragically lost their lives. One person died on Saturday, one on Sunday, four more on Monday, and one on Tuesday, bringing the trust’s death toll to 256 since the start of the pandemic.
