Three new Covid deaths recorded at Leeds hospitals in latest figures

Figures released by NHS England show 1,027 deaths were recorded in the country's hospitals in the 24 hours to 4pm on Tuesday (Jan 19).

The deaths took place between December 14 2020 and January 19 2021, with the time taken for positive results to be received among the potential factors in a delay between a death happening and being recorded.

Across the UK, official figures showed that January 12 saw the highest number of deaths recorded on a single day – with 1,110 Covid-19 fatalities, eclipsing the previous peak of 1,073 on April 8, 2020.

The data represents the deaths of hospital patients who had tested positive for Covid-19 in the previous 28 days and whose deaths were recorded in the latest reporting period.

Since April 28 2020, NHS England and NHS Improvement also started to report the number of patient deaths where there has been no Covid-19 positive test result but it is documented as a direct or underlying cause of death in the death certification process.

The figures for the latest reporting period show there were 53 such deaths in England.

According to Government data, a total of 1,010 patients across all hospital trusts and community settings in Leeds have died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 up to January 20.

This equates to 127.3 deaths per 100,000 people since the pandemic began, with the highest daily total being 19 deaths on November 7 2020.