First Covid-19 death in weeks recorded at The QEH in King's Lynn
It's the first such death in nearly 3 months
The first coronavirus death in over 11 weeks has been recorded at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, Trust, the latest figures show.
NHS England figures show 149 people had died in hospital at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust as of 5pm last Wednesday (30 September).
That was an increase of one compared to the 148 that had been recorded at the same point on Tuesday, and the first death in 82 days.
The victims were among 3,449 deaths recorded across the East of England.
Of 23 trusts within the region, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, trust has the 11th-highest death toll.
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.