First Covid-19 death in over a week recorded at Calderdale and Huddersfield Trust

The first coronavirus death in almost two weeks has been recorded at Calderdale and Huddersfield Trust, the latest figures show.
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NHS England figures show 160 people have died of Covid-19 in hospital at Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust.

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The death is the first coronavirus death in 12 days.

First Covid-19 death in over a week recorded at Calderdale and Huddersfield TrustFirst Covid-19 death in over a week recorded at Calderdale and Huddersfield Trust
First Covid-19 death in over a week recorded at Calderdale and Huddersfield Trust

The victims were among 4,293 deaths recorded across the North East and Yorkshire.

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Of 29 trusts within the region, Calderdale and Huddersfield trust has the 14th-highest death toll.

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 last 24 hours 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.