One more coronavirus death confirmed in the Harrogate district

There has been one more coronavirus-related death at Harrogate NHS Foundation Trust in the latest information released by the NHS.

The patient died yesterday, Friday April 10th, bringing the total number of deaths at the hospital to 21. Of those, 12 have been in the last week, with the first death on March 16th.

Nationally, NHS England has confirmed a further 823 fatalities today, with patients aged between 11 and 102. Thirty-three of those, aged between 29 and 94, had no known underlying health conditions.

The number of confirmed deaths only covers those in hospital. Any in the community, including care homes, are not counted.

No statistics have been released about the number of patients who have tested positive for coronavirus before recovering and being discharged from hospital.