NO further coronavirus-related deaths have been recorded at the Royal Bolton Hospital, as the council investigate the borough's growing infection rate.

NHS England data shows that there have been 648 deaths at the hospital in which patients have tested positive for Covid-19.

Across the UK another 27 deaths linked to the virus have been announced.

There have now been 127,570 coronavirus-related deaths in Britain.

In the last 24 hours, an extra 57 people tested positive for Covid-19 in Bolton with a further 2,144 found to have the virus across the UK.

Today, Bolton Council has launched an investigation into the cause of its rising infection rate.