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

By Daniel Sheridan
Published 16th Apr 2021, 20:49 BST
Updated 16th Apr 2021, 20:52 BST
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No further Covid deaths have been recorded at Leeds hospitals in the last 24 hours according to the latest figures.

Figures released by NHS England show 18 deaths were recorded in the country's hospitals in the 24 hours to 4pm on April 15.

The deaths were recorded between November 13, 2020 and April 15, 2021.

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

Figures released by NHS England show 18 deaths were recorded in the country's hospitals in the 24 hours to 4pm on April 15.Figures released by NHS England show 18 deaths were recorded in the country's hospitals in the 24 hours to 4pm on April 15.
Figures released by NHS England show 18 deaths were recorded in the country's hospitals in the 24 hours to 4pm on April 15.

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 ten such deaths in England.

According to Government data, a total of 1,304 patients across all hospital trusts and community settings in Leeds have died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 up to April 16.