ANOTHER coronavirus death has been recorded at Royal Bolton Hospital in the last 24 hours, official figures show - as cases in the borough rose by 83.

It means that 37,800 people have been confirmed as having tested positive for Covid-19 in Bolton since the first case was recorded on March 20 of last year.

Data shows 763 people had died in the area by July 27 – up one from Monday.

It means there have been seven deaths in the past week.

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

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Daily death counts are revised each day, with each case backdated to the actual date of death.

The figures also show that nearly two-thirds of people in Bolton have received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine.

The latest figures show 156,927 people had received both jabs by July 26 (Monday) – 64 per cent of those aged 18 and over.

Across England, 71 per cent of people aged 18 and above had received a second dose of the jab.