WORCESTERSHIRE hospitals are now in the second week where no covid-19 related deaths have been reported.

The latest figures, announced by the NHS today (Thursday, June 18) show there have been no further reported deaths for the eighth day in a row.

The total number of hospital deaths therefore remains at 294, made up of 266 deaths recorded at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and 28 at Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust. The latest figures relate to new deaths being announced (the deaths did not all happen on the same day).

In England, a further 62 people, who tested positive for the Coronavirus (Covid-19) have died, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 28,175*.

*As part of a continual process to improve the quality of the dataset recording Covid-related deaths in England hospitals, 25 records have been removed which had been reported twice in error. These changes have been incorporated in the data published today and are reflected in the total number of reported deaths in hospitals in England.

Patients were aged between 13 days and 96 years old. Three patients, aged between 13 days and 83, had no known underlying health conditions.

Their families have been informed.

'Using Office of National Statistics data up to June 5, added with hospital deaths since, reveals the number of Covid-19 related deaths in the county is at least 503 across all settings'

The Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust covers the Worcestershire Royal Hospital, Evesham Community Hospital as well as the Alexandra Hospital in Redditch and Kidderminster Hospital. The health and care NHS trust covers community hospitals and rehabilitation wards, including Worcester City Impatient Unit, Malvern Community Hospital, Evesham Community Hospital and Pershore Community Hospital,