Three more coronavirus deaths were announced at the Royal Bolton Hospital over the weekend.

Data from NHS England showed that three patients died from Covid-19 on Friday June 18, with no further deaths coming over the weekend.

This means that the overall amount of deaths at the hospital since the start of the pandemic has gone up to 664.

The first confirmed Covid death at the hospital came on March 20 last year.

There have been a number of confirmed deaths at Bolton Hospital in recent weeks after the number of patients being cared for increased.

As of June 15, the latest data available, 42 people were being treated for Covid-19 at Bolton Hospital, an increase from previous weeks where patient numbers dropped as low as 34.