First Covid-19 death in six days recorded at Cornwall Partnership Trust
The first coronavirus death in six days has been recorded at Cornwall Partnership Trust, the latest figures show
The first coronavirus death in six days has been recorded at Cornwall Partnership Trust, the latest figures show.
NHS England figures show 29 people had died in hospital at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust as of 5pm on Thursday (January 7).
That was one more than had been recorded at the same point on Wednesday, and the first death in six days.
The victims were among 2,549 deaths recorded across the South West.
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 latest period 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.