36 new Covid deaths in Yorkshire as total approaches 8,000 in county

Figures released by NHS England show 231 deaths were recorded in the country's hospitals in the 24 hours to 4pm on Monday (February 15), including 36 in Yorkshire and The Humber.

The deaths were between December 24 and February 14.

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

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 10 such deaths in England.

A total of 7,975 people have died with the virus in Yorkshire according to statistics.

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

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: 5

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: 3

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust: 4

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: 5

Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust: 11

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: 5

York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: 3

According to Government data, a total of 9,960 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 15.

This equates to 181 deaths per 100,000 people since the pandemic began.

Separate Office for National Statistics data, updated weekly, shows there have been a total of 10,767 deaths recorded in Yorkshire and The Humber where the death certificate mentioned Covid-19 as one of the causes.

This equates to 195.7 deaths per 100,000 people since the pandemic began.

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