A SPIKE in the number of coronavirus deaths at hospitals in England has been announced in the latest official figures.

NHS England figures released today (September 22) reported 28 new deaths at hospitals across England. 

Yesterday, there were ten new deaths announced.

Of those, one death occurred in the east of England, four in London, six in the midlands (with one at a hospital in Worcestershire), eight in the north east and Yorkshire, seven in the north west, and two in the south west.

Of those, two occurred on September 21, 12 on September 20, two on September 19, four on September 18, four on September 17, two on September 14, and one on September 4. The final death occurred in London on March 31.

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There have been no new coronavirus deaths recorded at Wye Valley NHS Trust since July 15, meaning the number of deaths in Herefordshire hospitals stands at 57.

The new deaths reported today bring the total number of coronavirus deaths in English hospitals to 29,785.

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 latest period 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.