No new coronavirus deaths have been recorded at Yorkshire hospitals in latest NHS update

Five more people who tested positive for coronavirus have died in hospital elsewhere in England, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals to 29,485, NHS England said on Thursday.

The total number of deaths at Yorkshire hospitals stands at 2,914.

There have been no new Covid-19 deaths recorded at hospitals in Leeds for seven days and the total number of deaths at Leeds hospitals stands at 336.

NHS England and NHS Improvement publish the number of patients who have died in hospital and tested positive for Covid-19 in England.

Since April 28, NHS England and NHS Improvement also reports the number of patient deaths where there has been no Covid-19 positive test result, but where Covid-19 is documented as a direct or underlying cause of death on part 1 or part 2 of the death certification process.

This change has been introduced for deaths that occurred on April 24 and subsequently.

This means the NHS England and NHS Improvement data collection provides information on all Covid-19 related (suspected and confirmed) deaths in England hospitals.