ANOTHER coronavirus death has been recorded at Wye Valley Trust in the latest 24-hour period, the latest official figures show.

NHS England figures show 100 people had died in hospital at Wye Valley NHS Trust as of 5pm on Sunday (January 3).

Over the weekend, a total of five deaths were announced, with one death occurring on December 26, one on December 27, one on December 29, and two on December 30.

The one new death reported today occurred on December 28.

At hospitals across the midlands, a total of 54 new deaths were reported today, while 376 were recorded across England.

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.