The location of every new Covid death recorded at Yorkshire hospitals as total rises by four in latest NHS daily update

A total of four new Covid deaths have been recorded in Yorkshire, according the latest NHS figures.
By Ruth Dacey
Published 22nd Mar 2021, 17:03 BST
Updated 22nd Mar 2021, 17:29 BST

Figures released by NHS England show 48 deaths were recorded in the country's hospitals in the 24 hours to 4pm on Sunday, March 21, including four in Yorkshire and The Humber.

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A total of four new Covid deaths have been recorded in Yorkshire, according the latest NHS figures.A total of four new Covid deaths have been recorded in Yorkshire, according the latest NHS figures.
A total of four new Covid deaths have been recorded in Yorkshire, according the latest NHS figures.
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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 four such deaths in England.

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

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: 3

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust: 1

The current Covid death toll in Yorkshire hospitals is 8,677.

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