THE coronavirus death toll at Herefordshire's hospitals has risen again, latest NHS figures reveal.
The data shows 211 people have now died in hospital at the Wye Valley NHS Trust after a positive coronavirus test result.
The data, which covers to 5pm on Tuesday (February 23), show the death happened on February 20.
It means the toll rose by one when compared to the 210 deaths that had been recorded at the same point on Monday.
Across England, 302 new deaths were announced today, with 64 of those in the midlands.
The data, released on Wednesday, shows 82,156 patients have died at hospitals in England after testing positive for Covid-19.
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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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