Leeds hospitals record 10 new Covid deaths in latest daily figures

Figures released by NHS England show 993 deaths were recorded in the country's hospitals in the 24 hours to 4pm on Thursday (Jan 21)

The deaths took place between December 12 2020 and January 21 2021, with the time taken for positive results to be received among the potential factors in a delay between a death happening and being recorded.

The data represents the deaths of hospital patients who had tested positive for Covid-19 in the previous 28 days and whose deaths were recorded in the latest reporting period.

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 68 such deaths in England.

According to Government data, a total of 1,029 patients across all hospital trusts and community settings in Leeds have died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 up to January 22.

This equates to 129.7 deaths per 100,000 people since the pandemic began, with the highest daily total being 19 deaths on November 7 2020.

Separate Office for National Statistics data, updated weekly, shows there have been a total of 1,271 deaths recorded in Leeds where the death certificate mentioned Covid-19 as one of the causes.

This equates to 160.2 deaths per 100,000 people since the pandemic began.

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