First Covid-19 deaths in six days recorded at Royal Cornwall Hospital
81 people with the virus have now died at RCHT
The first coronavirus deaths in six days have been recorded at Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust, the latest figures show.
NHS England figures show 81 people had died in hospital at Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust as of 5pm on Wednesday (December 30).
That was an increase of two compared to the 79 that had been recorded at the same point on Tuesday, and the first deaths in six days.
The victims were among 2,326 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.