Leeds Hospitals record no further Covid deaths in daily statistics

Figures released by NHS England show 789 deaths were recorded in the country's hospitals in the 24 hours to 4pm on Wednesday (Jan 20).

The deaths took place between 20 October 2020 and January 20 2021, with the time taken for positive results to be received among the potential factors in a delay between a death happening and being recorded.

The data represents the deaths of hospital patients who had tested positive for Covid-19 in the previous 28 days and whose deaths were recorded in the latest reporting period.

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 20 such deaths in England.

According to Government data, a total of 1,017 patients across all hospital trusts and community settings in Leeds have died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 up to January 21.

This equates to 128.2 deaths per 100,000 people since the pandemic began, with the highest daily total being 19 deaths on November 7 2020.

Separate Office for National Statistics data, updated weekly, shows there have been a total of 1,271 deaths recorded in Leeds where the death certificate mentioned Covid-19 as one of the causes.

This equates to 160.2 deaths per 100,000 people since the pandemic began.

How many Covid patients are being treated in Leeds hospitals?

According to Government data on healthcare, 30 patients with Covid-19 were admitted to Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust sites on January 17 - the most recent date for which figures are available.

It brings the total number of coronavirus patients admitted to the trust's hospitals since the pandemic began to 4,151.

The highest number of admissions recorded to date was 52 patients on November 11 2020.

As of January 12, 243 of those patients remained in hospital for treatment including 27 in mechanical ventilation beds.