Four more people who tested positive for coronavirus have died in Swindon’s Great Western Hospitals.
The deaths occurred on April 30th, bring the total number of coronavirus fatalities at the hospital up to 87
Across the country, NHS England has announced 370 new deaths of people who tested positive for Covid-19, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 20,853.
Of the 370 new deaths announced today, 75 occurred yesterday, 149 on April 30, 52 occurred on April 29 and 27 occurred on April 28. The remaining deaths occurred as far back as March 13th however the test results have only just been revealed.
NHS England releases updated figures each day showing the dates of every coronavirus-related death in hospitals in England, often including previously uncounted deaths that took place several days or even weeks ago.
This is because of the time it takes for deaths to be confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19, for post-mortem examinations to be processed and for data from the tests to be validated.
