First Covid-19 death in over a week recorded at Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust
NHS figures show 71 people have died in hospital at RCHT since the start of the pandemic
The first coronavirus death in almost two weeks has been recorded at Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust, the latest figures show.
NHS England figures show 71 people had died in hospital at Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust as of 5pm on Thursday (December 3).
That was an increase of one compared to the 70 that had been recorded at the same point on Wednesday, and the first death in 13 days.
The victims were among 1,851 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.