250 coronavirus-related deaths in Cornish hospitals since start of pandemic
Latest figures from NHS England show another three were recorded at the Royal Cornwall Hospitals' Trust in 24 hours
Three new coronavirus deaths have been recorded at Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust in the latest 24-hour period.
189 people had died in hospital at the Royal Cornwall Hospitals' NHS Trust, as of 4pm on Wednesday (February 23rd).
That was an increase of three compared to Monday, when there were 186.
The number of deaths recorded at Cornwall Partnership Trust hospitals is 61.
That takes the total number of deaths recorded in Cornwall's hospitals since the start of the pandemic to 250.
The victims were among 4,191 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.
You can check the full figures for Cornwall and the south-west here.