Hospital beds across the north west are rapidly filling up with coronavirus patients. Figures released by the NHS show a concerning increase in the number of hospital admissions in the region.
As part of the daily government briefings, the Cabinet Office releases slides showing the changes in new case numbers, hospital admissions and the number of deaths compared to other counties.
The latest charts show that the north west is the third worst affected region behind London and the Midlands, with hospital admissions continuing to rise.
At today's briefing, NHS England’s medical director Professor Stephen Powis said there was “increasing evidence” that the number of hospital admissions for Covid-19 are stabilising.