NHS England has confirmed that one further patient that had tested positive for COVID-19 at hospital in Herefordshire has sadly died.
It means that 224 patients that had tested positive for COVID-19 whilst at hospital in Herefordshire have now sadly died since the start of the pandemic.
NHSÂ England has reported 159 new deaths. Last Thursday, NHS England reported 184 deaths.
COVID-19 all announced deaths
The total announced file is updated daily and contains information on the deaths of patients who have died in hospitals in England and either tested positive for COVID-19 or where no positive test result was received for COVID-19, but COVID-19 was mentioned on their death certificate. All deaths are recorded against the date of death rather than the day the deaths were announced. This file contains breakdowns by region, age group and NHS trust for those who tested positive for COVID-19. This file also contains a breakdown by region for those where no positive result was received, but COVID-19 was mentioned on their death certificate.
