The location of every new Covid death recorded at Yorkshire hospitals

Yorkshire hospitals have recorded a further 38 deaths of patients who had tested positive for Covid-19, according to the latest daily statistics.

Figures released by NHS England show 681 deaths were recorded in the country's hospitals in the 24 hours to 4pm on Friday, including 38 in Yorkshire and the Humber.

The deaths took place between November 11 2020 and January 29 2021, with the time taken for positive results to be received among the potential factors in a delay between a death happening and being recorded.

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Patients were aged between 18 and 101. All except 23, aged between 47 and 92, had known underlying health conditions.

Seven new deaths were recorded at Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust - which covers Wakefield and Kirklees (Photo: SWNS)Seven new deaths were recorded at Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust - which covers Wakefield and Kirklees (Photo: SWNS)
Seven new deaths were recorded at Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust - which covers Wakefield and Kirklees (Photo: SWNS)

The data represents the deaths of hospital patients who had tested positive for Covid-19 in the previous 28 days and whose deaths were recorded in the latest reporting period.

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 61 such deaths in England.

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

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust - 3

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - 1

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - 3

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust - 2

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust - 1

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - 4

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust - 2

Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust - 7

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust - 2

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - 6

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - 4

York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - 3

According to Government data, a total of 9,230 patients across all hospital trusts and community settings in Yorkshire and the Humber have died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 up to January 30.

This equates to 167.7 deaths per 100,000 people since the pandemic began, with the highest daily total being 88 deaths on November 9 2020.

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Separate Office for National Statistics data shows there have been a total of 9,846 deaths recorded in Yorkshire and The Humber where the death certificate mentioned Covid-19 as one of the causes.

This equates to 394 deaths per 100,000 people since the pandemic began.

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