Another patient has died at Harrogate District Hospital after being diagnosed with coronavirus, bringing the total number of deaths under Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust to 48.
The hospital this week confirmed that it has treated and discharged 70 patients diagnosed with Covid-19.
The patient died yesterday, May 1st, according to details released today by NHS England, which confirmed 370 deaths across the country. It brings the total for England to 20,853.
Of those confirmed today to have died, 25 had no known underlying health conditions. All patients were aged between 38 and 100.
NHS England has this week begun releasing daily data for deaths where the patient did not have a confirmed diagnosis, but where Covid-19 was listed on the death certificate. The statistics are only available for deaths which have occurred since April 24th, and are only divided by region.
In the North East and Yorkshire, five patients have this week died with suspected Covid-19. The total number of deaths in the region since the outbreak is 2,839, but this does not include deaths outside hospitals, such as in care homes.
This week, for the first time, data was released to show the number of deaths in care homes and other areas of the community in patients with suspected Covid-19. In the Harrogate district, 22 people are reported to have died with symptoms of the virus up to April 17th.
Seven more patients discharged after treatment for coronavirus at Harrogate District HospitalA total of 58 patients have now been discharged home after being treated for coronavirus at Harrogate District Hospital.
The figure is up by seven from 51 last Thursday, with one patient who was treated on a ventilator having gone home last week.
— Harrogate NHS FT (@HarrogateNHSFT) April 23, 2020
Meanwhile, the latest figures from NHS England confirm there have been no further deaths reported by Harrogate and District NHS Trust in the last 24 hours, leaving the total number at 36. Last Thursday, the number of deaths stood at 26.
Across England, 514 deaths were confirmed today, in patients aged between 31 and 100. Of those, 16 patients had no known underlying health conditions.
The figures released only include those who have been tested and treated in hospital. Deaths elsewhere, such as in care homes, are not included.