Liverpool s main hospital trust passes 1,000 Covid-19 deaths, the third highest in England
Tragic toll has mounted over the months since the pandemic hit
Inside the COVID wards and intensive care unit at the Royal Liverpool Hospital (Image: Andrew Teebay)
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St Helens could go back to Tier 3 as Covid infections soar across the region ST HELENS could be plunged back into Tier 3 restrictions this week as infection rates continue to rise across the region. Since the last national lockdown ended on December 2, the Liverpool City Region, which St Helens is a part of, has been under Tier 2 restrictions. Prior to this, the region had been in Tier 3, placing the region on ‘very high alert’. The next review is due to be completed by December 30, with an announcement to be made in due course. A host of areas are expected to move into Tier 4, which was created by the government in response to a new highly infectious strain of the virus.
Liverpool medics anxious and apprehensive as covid rates rise
Clinical care team watching infection levels increase and worrying for what comes next
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A covid patient is treated inside the Royal Liverpool Hospital s Intensive Care Unit (Image: Andrew Teebay/Liverpool Echo)
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