Total of 18 new Covid deaths recorded at Yorkshire hospitals in latest NHS update

A total of 18 new Covid deaths have been recorded in Yorkshire hospitals according to the latest daily update.

Figures released by NHS England show 178 deaths were recorded in the country's hospitals in the 24 hours to 4pm on Sunday (February 21), including 18 in Yorkshire and The Humber.

The deaths were between January 2 2021 and February 21 2021.

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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.

Leeds General Infirmary.Leeds General Infirmary.
Leeds General Infirmary.

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 15 such deaths in England.

A total of 8,088 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: 3

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: 1

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust: 1

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust: 2

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: 1

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust: 1

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust - 6

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: 3

According to Government data, a total of 10,241 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 February 22.

This equates to 186.1 deaths per 100,000 people since the pandemic began.

Separate Office for National Statistics data, updated weekly, shows there have been a total of 11,152 deaths recorded in Yorkshire and The Humber where the death certificate mentioned Covid-19 as one of the causes.

This equates to 202.7 deaths per 100,000 people since the pandemic began.