Six more people have died from coronavirus at the Royal Bolton Hospital, according to the NHS.

The latest figures released by NHS England showed that three people died of coronavirus on Tuesday of this week with a further three dying on Wednesday.

This brings the total amount of people who have died from the virus at the Royal Bolton Hospital to 517.

Across the country a further 789 people have died from Covid-19 bringing the total number of confirmed deaths reported in hospitals to 64,111, NHS England said on Thursday.

The majority of these people who died were over the age of 80, however, one child aged eight, is reported to have died from coronavirus on January 19.