No new deaths from coronavirus have been recorded at the Wye Valley Trust over the past 24 hours, latest official figures show.

NHS England figures show 51 people had died in hospital at Wye Valley NHS Trust as of 5pm on Thursday (June 4) – the same number as on Wednesday.

The victims were among 5,374 deaths recorded across the midlands, up from 5,348 on Wednesday.

Daily death counts are revised each day, with each case backdated to the actual date of death.

This means some of the deaths that were first recorded in the last 24 hours may actually have taken place days earlier.

NHS England guidance states: "Confirmation of Covid-19 diagnosis, death notification and reporting in central figures can take up to several days and the hospitals providing the data are under significant operational pressure."

Only deaths that occur in hospitals where the patient has tested positive for Covid-19 are recorded, with deaths in the community excluded, such as those in care homes.

Across England, the death toll hit 27,283 on Thursday, up from 27,160 on Wednesday.