No more deaths from Covid-19 in Yorkshire hospitals Yorkshire News

Figures released by NHS England show that there were six deaths between 24 hours and 4 pm on Wednesday May 19, but none at the Yorkshire and Humber hospitals.

Some 8,872 covid deaths have been recorded on death certificates in the Yorkshire and the Humber since the start of the pandemic.

The time taken to receive positive results is one of the potential factors in the delay between the occurrence of a death and its registration.

As of April 28, 2020, NHS England and NHS Improvement also began reporting the number of patient deaths in which there has been no positive Covid-19 test result, but is documented as a direct or underlying cause of death in the death certification process.

Figures from the latest reporting period show that there were six such deaths in England.

Covid-19 case rates in most regions of England have declined slightly or remain virtually unchanged, according to the latest Public Health England weekly surveillance report.

North West England is the only region to see an increase, with 38.5 cases per 100,000 people in the seven days to May 16 – the highest rate of any region, and a weekly increase from 31.6.

South West England had the lowest rate at 8.9, slightly below 11.4.

Case rates in England across all age groups have fallen slightly or remain largely unchanged, Public Health England added.

The highest rate is among young people aged 10 to 19, with 43.9 cases per 100,000 people in the seven days to May 16, a weekly decrease of 47.4.

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