Zero more deaths recorded in Rochdale

There were zero more coronavirus deaths recorded in the latest 24-hour period in Rochdale.

The dashboard shows 829 people had died in the area by April 5 (Tuesday) – which was unchanged from Monday.

It means there have been two deaths in the past week, which is an increase on one the previous week.

They were among 23,224 deaths recorded across the North West.

The figures include anyone who died within 28 days of a positive test result for Covid-19, and whose usual residence was in Rochdale.

Daily death counts are revised each day, with each case backdated to the actual date of death, so some areas might see their figures revised down.

A total of 144,065 deaths were recorded throughout England by April 5 (Tuesday) – up from 143,752 the day before.