A FURTHER three deaths have been recorded by the Wye Valley NHS Trust following a positive Covid-19 test.
NHS England figures show 145 people have died in hospital at Wye Valley NHS Trust as of 5pm on Friday (January 22) since the pandemic began.
That was an increase of three compared to Thursday, when there were 142.
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The deaths were added by the trust in their daily figures today with one death happening on each of January 19, 20 and 21.
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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