The West Lancashire Ormskirk & Southport NHS Trust hospitals reported 27 new coronavirus infections today. We’ve now had 8,047 cases, that 7,039.9 per 100,000 of our population.

Eight patients with Covid-19 died in our hospitals, including one on February 4th, three on February 5th, two on February 6th, one on February 7th and one on February 8th. We’ve lost 363 valued members of our community.

Between 3 February 2021 and 9 February 2021, 228 people had a confirmed positive test result. This shows a decrease of 22.4% compared to the previous 7 days.

Between 3 February 2021 and 9 February 2021, there have been 11 deaths within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test. This shows an increase of 57.1% compared to the previous 7 days.