First Covid-19 deaths in four days recorded at The QEH in King's Lynn
That's according to official figures
Last updated 10th Feb 2021
The first coronavirus deaths in four days have been recorded at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King's Lynn.
NHS England figures show 414 people had died in hospital at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust as of 5pm on Tuesday (9 February).
That was an increase of 11 compared to the 403 that had been recorded at the same point on Monday, and the first deaths in four days.
The victims were among 9,297 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.