The location of every new Covid death at Yorkshire hospitals as total rises by three

A total of three new Covid deaths have been recorded in Yorkshire, according to the latest NHS figures.A total of three new Covid deaths have been recorded in Yorkshire, according to the latest NHS figures.
A total of three new Covid deaths have been recorded in Yorkshire, according to the latest NHS figures.
A total of three new Covid deaths have been recorded in Yorkshire, according to the latest NHS figures.

Figures released by NHS England show 11 deaths were recorded in the country's hospitals in the 24 hours to 4pm on April 11, three of which were in the Yorkshire and Humber region.

The deaths were recorded between April 3 and April 11.

The time taken for positive results to be received is among the potential factors in a delay between a death happening and being recorded.

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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 five such deaths in England.

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

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: 1

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust: 1

Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust: 1

According to Government data, a total of 10,876 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 April 11.

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This equates to 197 deaths per 100,000 people since the pandemic began.

Separate Office for National Statistics data, updated weekly, shows there have been a total of 66 deaths recorded in Yorkshire and The Humber where the death certificate mentioned Covid-19 as one of the causes.

This equates to 228 deaths per 100,000 people since the pandemic began.

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