A further 623 people who tested positive for coronavirus have died in hospital in England, bringing the total number of confirmed deaths reported in hospitals to 66,437, NHS England said today (Sunday).
Patients were aged between 32 and 101. All except 34, aged between 37 and 97, had known underlying health conditions.
The deaths were between May 17 and January 23, with the majority being on or after January 20.
There were 28 other deaths reported with no positive Covid-19 test result.
A total of 5,970,175 Covid-19 vaccinations had taken place in England between December 8 and January 23, according to provisional NHS England data, including first and second doses, which is a rise of 444,104 on Saturday’s figures.
Of this number, 5,529,101 were the first dose of the vaccine, a rise of 443,330 on Saturday’s figures, while 441,074 were the second dose, an increase of 774.
The Midlands has become the first region in England to administer more than one million first doses of coronavirus vaccine.
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