Fifteen further deaths from Covid-19 recorded in last week
The number of deaths from coronavirus across Morecambe Bay hospitals has now reached 329.
Four deaths were recorded by NHS England on Wednesday, bringing the total in the last seven days to 15 - with six recorded on Saturday alone.
The deaths are recorded when someone has died after testing positive for coronavirus within the last 28 days at hospitals run by University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust, with the numbers roughly split between the Royal Lancaster Infirmary and Furness General Hospital in Barrow.
These figures do not include deaths outside hospital, such as those in care homes.
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