Further 38 Covid related deaths recorded in Yorkshire hospitals

A total of 38 new Covid deaths have been recorded in hospitals in Yorkshire.

The deaths were confirmed in the latest daily figures released by NHS England.

Across the country, the figures show that 307 people died in hospital after testing positive for coronavirus in the 24 hours to 4pm on Friday, February 19.

Date of death ranges from January 12 to February 19.

A total of 38 new Covid deaths have been recorded in hospitals in Yorkshire, in figures released by NHS England.A total of 38 new Covid deaths have been recorded in hospitals in Yorkshire, in figures released by NHS England.
A total of 38 new Covid deaths have been recorded in hospitals in Yorkshire, in figures released by NHS England.
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The time taken for positive results to be received is among the potential factors in a delay between a death happening and being recorded

Since April 28 2020, NHS England and NHS Improvement also started to report the number of patient deaths where there has been no Covid-19 positive test result but it is documented as a direct or underlying cause of death in the death certification process.

The figures for the latest reporting period show there were 32 such deaths in England.

A total of 8,153 people have died with the virus in Yorkshire according to statistics.

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Deaths were recorded at the following hospital trusts in Yorkshire and the Humber:

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 2

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust 4

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 1

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust 1

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust3

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust 12

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust 4

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 4

York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 5