Claim: Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust have had five deaths related to Covid-19 and all patients that passed away had pre-existing conditions.
Fact-check: Mersey Care has only had five Covid-19 deaths because it is not an acute trust - Full Fact
Verdict: this is true, but mersey care nhs foundation trust provides mental health, addiction, learning disability and community health services, so is not expected to treat those seriously ill with covid-19.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Grace Rahman
Date published: 2020-12-02T00:00:00