Lowest Covid-19 daily death total across Yorkshire since figures began for second day running

There have been 22 further confirmed coronavirus deaths in Yorkshire hospitals, according to the latest figures.

Figures released by NHS England on Monday, March 11, record a total of 22 confirmed new deaths.

This data reflects deaths from the latest reporting period which is 5pm on Sunday, May 10.

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This is the joint lowest number of confirmed new deaths in a single day since daily figures first started being released six weeks ago.

Testing for coronavirus (photo: Ben Birchall / PA Wire).Testing for coronavirus (photo: Ben Birchall / PA Wire).
Testing for coronavirus (photo: Ben Birchall / PA Wire).

The same number of deaths were recorded yesterday (Sunday, March 10).

The total number of deaths in hospitals across the region is now 2,104.

NHS England releases updated figures each day showing the dates of every coronavirus-related death in hospitals in England, often including previously uncounted deaths that took place several days or even weeks ago.

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This is because of the time it takes for deaths to be confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19, for post-mortem examinations to be processed, and for data from the tests to be validated.

The new deaths confirmed across each hospital trust in Yorkshire are as follows:

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust 1

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 0

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust 0

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 3

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust 1

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 0

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust 0

Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust 4

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust 0

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust 1

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust 2

Rotherham, Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust 0

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust 2

Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust 0

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 4

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 0

York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 3

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