THE coronavirus death toll at Herefordshire's hospitals has risen again, with another patient confirmed to have died.

The latest figures from NHS England show 131 people had died in hospital at Wye Valley NHS Trust as of 4pm on Monday (January 18).

That was an increase of one compared the figures from the previous day, when there were 130.

The death reported on Sunday happened on January 16, with a slight lag possible in the reporting of deaths by NHS England.

It means there have been seven deaths in the seven days to January 18, but there can be a delay in deaths being reported.

That figure was slightly down on the week before, when 13 patients died after a positive coronavirus test result.

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Across all hospitals in England, 842 more deaths were confirmed on Tuesday, taking the total since the start of the pandemic to 62,295.

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.