Another covid-19 death recorded in King's Lynn

The first coronavirus death in four days has been recorded at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King's Lynn.

NHS England figures show 180 people had died in the hospital as of 5pm on Sunday (13 December).

That was an increase of one compared to the 179 that had been recorded at the same point on Friday, and the first death in four days.

The victims were among 4,360 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.