THERE have been no more coronavirus related deaths in Worcestershire hospitals recorded in the past 24 hours.

The latest figures, announced by the NHS today (July 1) show there have been no further reported deaths. The total number of county hospital deaths therefore remains at 302, made up of 274 deaths recorded at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and 28 at Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust.

Nationally a further 50 people, who tested positive for Covid-19 have died, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 28,759.

Patients were aged between 52 and 97 years old. Two patients, aged 52 and 63, had no known underlying health conditions.

Their families have been informed.

The acute hospital trust covers 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, Pershore Community Hospital, the Princess of Wales Community Hospital in Bromsgrove, Tenbury Community Hospital and the Wyre Forest Ward.

The latest figures relate to new deaths being announced (the deaths did not all happen on the same day).

They do not include deaths outside hospital, such as those in care homes, prisons, ambulances or in the community.

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The government releases a daily figure for deaths outside of hospitals. Public Health England does not publish a regional breakdown of this number.

But using Office of National Statistics data up to June 19, added with hospital deaths since, reveals the number of Covid-19 related deaths in the county is at least 521 across all settings.