ANOTHER two coronavirus deaths have been recorded at Wye Valley Trust over the last two days, latest official figure show.
NHS England figures show 86 people had died in hospital at Wye Valley NHS Trust as of 4pm on Sunday (December 27), with the most recent deaths occurring on December 22 and 24.
Across England, a total of 549 new deaths were reported in figure released on Sunday and Monday, with 114 of those taking place in the midlands.
It takes the region's hospital death toll since the pandemic began to 10,318, with 48,860 across England.
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Daily death counts are revised each day, with each case backdated to the actual date of death. This means some of the deaths that were first recorded in the latest period may actually have taken place days earlier.
NHS England guidance states: "Confirmation of Covid-19 diagnosis, death notification and reporting in central figures can take up to several days and the hospitals providing the data are under significant operational pressure."
Only deaths that occur in hospitals where the patient has tested positive for Covid-19 are recorded, with deaths in the community excluded, such as those in care homes.
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