7 further Covid-19 deaths recorded at QEH in King's Lynn
That's according to figures from NHS England
Last updated 10th Dec 2020
The first coronavirus deaths in over a week have been recorded at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King's Lynn.
NHS England figures show 179 people had died at the hospital as of 5pm on Tuesday (8 December), having tested positive for Covid-19.
That was an increase of seven compared to the 172 that had been recorded at the same point on Monday, and the first death in 10 days.
The victims were among 4,258 deaths recorded across the East of England.
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.