One new death from coronavirus recorded within Morecambe Bay hospitals trust

There had previously been no new deaths recorded for the last four days in a row.

A total of 158 people have now died with Covid-19 symptoms at the trust, which runs hospitals in Lancaster, Barrow and Kendal.

And, as of Monday May 18, 317 patients had been discharged after being treated for the virus across Morecambe Bay hospitals.

The majority of people who contract the disease do not need hospital treatment.

The way deaths are announced nationally means only trust-wide figures are released by NHS England.

The trust includes the Royal Lancaster Infirmary, Westmorland General Hospital in Kendal and Furness General Hospital in Barrow - although WGH is being kept as a Covid-free site.

There is a delay in reporting the figures which means that each death is not reported by the NHS on the following day.

The statistics include patients who died in hospital - but not other places, such as care homes.