No new Covid deaths recorded at Leeds hospitals according to latest update

Figures released by NHS England show 26 deaths were recorded in the country's hospitals in the 24 hours to 4pm on Monday, April 26.

The deaths were recorded between Jan 13 and April 26, 2021.

The time taken for positive results to be received is among the potential factors in a delay between a death happening and being recorded.

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 four such deaths in England.

According to Government data, a total of 1,309 patients across all hospital trusts and community settings in Leeds have died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 up to April 27.

This equates to 165 deaths per 100,000 people since the pandemic began, with the highest daily total being 19 deaths on November 7 2020.

Separate Office for National Statistics data, updated weekly, shows there have been a total of 1,698 deaths recorded in Leeds where the death certificate mentioned Covid-19 as one of the causes.

This equates to 214.1 deaths per 100,000 people since the pandemic began.

How many Covid patients are being treated in Leeds hospitals?

According to Government data on healthcare, two patients with Covid-19 were admitted to Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust sites on April 18 - the most recent date for which figures are available.

The total number of coronavirus patients admitted to the trust's hospitals since the pandemic began stands at 5,249.

The highest number of admissions recorded to date was 52 patients on November 11 2020.

As of April 20, 26 of those patients remained in hospital for treatment including five in mechanical ventilation beds.

The highest number of Covid patients being treated on any one day was 331 on November 22 2020, with the most patients in mechanical ventilation beds being reported as 45 on April 23 2020.

Figures for the number of patients discharged are not currently provided on a daily basis.

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