Leeds hospitals record 11 new Covid deaths in daily NHS update

Figures released by NHS England show 664 deaths were recorded in the country's hospitals in the 24 hours to 4pm on Tuesday (February 9), including 11 in Leeds.

The deaths were between December 3 and February 9, with the majority being on or after February 6.

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

Patients were aged between 21 and 100. All except 26, aged between 36 and 96, had known underlying health conditions.

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 73 such deaths in England.

According to Government data, a total of 1,125 patients across all hospital trusts and community settings in Leeds have died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 up to February 10.

This equates to 141.8 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 1,410 deaths recorded in Leeds where the death certificate mentioned Covid-19 as one of the causes.

This equates to 177.8 deaths per 100,000 people since the pandemic began.

How many Covid patients are being treated in Leeds hospitals?

According to Government data on healthcare, 30 patients with Covid-19 were admitted to Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust sites on January 31 - the most recent date for which figures are available.

It brings the total number of coronavirus patients admitted to the trust's hospitals since the pandemic began to 4,514.

The highest number of admissions recorded to date was 52 patients on November 11 2020.