Further 41 people die in Yorkshire hospitals after testing positive for Covid

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

Across the country, the figures show that 372 people died in hospital after testing positive for coronavirus in the 24 hours to 4pm on Tuesday, February 23.

The deaths were between October 21,, 2020 to February 23, 2021.

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 52 such deaths in England.

A total of 8,276 people have died with the virus in Yorkshire according to statistics.

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

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust 1

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 2

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 2

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust 3

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 6

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 5

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust 1

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust 18

Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust 2

York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 1