Six more coronavirus deaths confirmed in Leeds hospitals as latest figures released

Six more people have been confirmed to have died in Leeds hospitals after testing positive for coronavirus, NHS England said.
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Four patients died on Tuesday, April 7, and two died yesterday (Wednesday, April 8).

It brings the total number of confirmed coronavirus deaths in Leeds hospitals to 68.

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NHS England said that the total number of people who have died in English hospitals after testing positive for coronavirus is 7,248, a rise of 765 on the figure announced on Wednesday.

An NHS worker wearing protective gear (photo: Steve Parsons / PA Wire).An NHS worker wearing protective gear (photo: Steve Parsons / PA Wire).
An NHS worker wearing protective gear (photo: Steve Parsons / PA Wire).

The patients were aged between 24 and 103-years old. Some 43 of the 765 patients (aged between 33 and 99 years old) had no known underlying health condition.

There have been 52 new coronavirus deaths confirmed at Yorkshire hospitals, accurate as of 5pm on Wednesday, April 8.

The latest number of confirmed deaths by hospital trusts in Yorkshire is as follows:

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust - 5

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - 4

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - 2

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust - 7

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - 2

Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust - 1

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust - 2

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust - 4

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - 6

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - 4

York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - 4

Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust - 0

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