A total of 82 COVID-19 deaths were recorded at hospitals in Herefordshire (Wye Valley NHS Trust) during the month of January, data released by NHS England has confirmed.
During this time, Hereford County Hospital saw a huge increase in the number of patients being treated for the virus, with close to 50% of the total beds in the hospital being occupied by patients that had tested positive for COVID-19. During the middle of January, the peak occurred with over 115 patients being treated. ICU capacity was also doubled to deal with the increasing demand.
NUMBER OF DAILY COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS DURING JANUARY 2021:
1st: 2
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
4th: 6
5th: 3
6th: 3
7th: 3
8th: 2
9th: 0
10th: 3
11th: 2
12th: 1
13th: 3
14th: 2
15th: 1
16th: 8
17th: 2
18th: 1
19th: 2
20th: 3
21st: 6
22nd: 1
23rd: 0
24th: 7
25th: 3
26th: 2
27th: 5
28th: 1
29th: 4
30th: 2
31st: 3
The data shows that January was clearly the worst month for deaths at hospitals in Herefordshire, with over a third of the total number of deaths recorded at hospitals in Herefordshire during the whole pandemic so far recorded during the first month of 2021.
In total, 224 COVID-19 related deaths have been recorded at hospitals in Herefordshire since the pandemic started a year ago.
