One more death testing positive for coronavirus has been recorded at Swindon’s Great Western Hospitals.
The death, which occurred yesterday takes the total number of coronavirus fatalities at the hospital up to 89.
Across the country, NHS England has announced 327new deaths of people who tested positive for Covid-19, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 21,180.
Of the 327 new deaths announced today, 56 occurred yesterday, 125 on May 1st, 43 occurred on April 30 and 9 occurred on April 29. The remaining deaths occurred as far back as March 28th.
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.
