There have been no further deaths in patients with Covid-19 at Harrogate District Hospital, according to figures released today.

The last confirmed death was on Monday, May 4th, meaning there have been six days with zero deaths reported at the hospital.

The numbers released by NHS England today cover deaths confirmed up to yesterday evening. However, it can take several days for deaths to be confirmed, especially over weekends and bank holidays, so that data could still change over the coming week.

Nationally, NHS England said there have been 209 deaths in patients aged between 40 and 99. Of those, 12 patients aged between 55 and 97 had no known underlying health conditions.

Statistics released by the NHS only cover patients who died in hospitals. As well as the 51 patients who have died to date at Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust, there were 39 deaths in the community, including care homes, up to April 24th.

The hospital confirmed on Thursday that it had discharged 82 patients after treatment for coronavirus.

Four more patients have died after being treated for coronavirus at Harrogate District Hospital, bringing the total to 42.

Released today, the latest report shows two patients died yesterday (Friday) while another died on Thursday. A fourth death was confirmed to have taken place on April 6th.

The statistics, released by NHS England, show that there have been 711 deaths confirmed across England in the last 24 hours, in patients were aged between 34 and 100. Of those, 87 had no known underlying health conditions.

The total number of covid-19 deaths across NHS England now stands at more than 18,000. These do not include patients who died elsewhere, such as in care homes.

On Thursday, Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust confirmed it had treated and discharged 58 patients since the beginning of the crisis.

There have been no further confirmed deaths of patients with coronavirus symptoms in the Harrogate district, according to the latest information from NHS England.

In its daily update, the organisation said no coronavirus-related deaths were reported by Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust yesterday.

Although the statistics are released daily, some fatalities can take several days to be confirmed, especially following weekends. However, not only are there no deaths reported for yesterday, but there have been no additional confirmed deaths for the preceding days.

Prior to today, there had been at least one death confirmed every day since Friday, April 3rd.

Across England, there have been 651 confirmed deaths in figures released today. That compares with 744 yesterday and 677 on Monday.

The number of deaths in the Harrogate district still stands at 25, though these only include people who have been tested and treated in hospital. Any which happened elsewhere, such as care homes, would not be tested so are not counted in official figures.

The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in North Yorkshire is 486, but with testing only being carried out in hospitals, it is likely that there are many more unconfirmed cases in the community.

Although the statistics could be showing a leveling-off in numbers, North Yorkshire County Council’s director of health and adult services this week warned the peak of the crisis was yet to reach the county.

Meanwhile, NHS staff have been arriving at Harrogate Convention Centre ready for the new Nightingale hospital to begin taking its first patients.