THERE has been one more death related to coronavirus in Worcestershire hospitals, taking to total to 243.
The latest figures, announced by the NHS today (May 8) show that there was one death at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, bringing the total to 220.
There were no deaths reported by Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust's community hospitals so the total remains at 23.
The latest figures relate to new deaths being announced (the deaths did not all happen on the same day).
A further 332 people, who tested positive for the Coronavirus (Covid-19) have died, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 22,764.
Patients were aged between six weeks and 103 years old. 22 of the 332 patients (aged between 40 and 96 years old) had no known underlying health condition.
Their families have been informed.
There were 40 Covid-19 deaths in the Midlands.The figures on deaths relate to patients who have died in hospital and who have tested positive for Covid-19. They do not include deaths outside hospital, such as those in care homes, prisons, ambulances or in the community.
The government has now begun releasing a daily figure for deaths outside of hospitals which is due to be released later today.
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