Coronavirus at 'critical juncture' as Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Trust figures rise

West Yorkshire leaders warned the coronavirus was 'now at a critical juncture'.

According to the latest figures for deaths and cases within Calderdale and Huddersfield, there have been seven new Covid-19 deaths and cases since Monday.

According to key NHS hospital data for West Yorkshire as of October 27, 86 confirmed Covid-19 cases at Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust, with four mechanical ventilation beds occupied by confirmed Covid-19 patients; this is increased from 50 confirmed cases - number of mechanical beds unchanged.

In a joint statement last night, local authority heads said: “Not only are infections rising in our region, particularly among the elderly, but we already have evidence that the NHS is starting to struggle to deliver essential elective care.”

It comes as 23 further deaths were recorded in Yorkshire hospitals yesterday in people who had previously tested positive for coronavirus, bringing the region’s total to at least 3,341.

It means that from Monday, 3.72 million people across West and South Yorkshire will be under the strictest of measures.

Nationally, 280 further deaths were reported within 28 days of testing positive, bringing the total to 45,955.