Five further deaths from Covid-19 within Morecambe Bay hospitals today

Five deaths were recorded by NHS England today, Wednesday, bringing the total in the last seven days to 20.
The Royal Lancaster Infirmary.The Royal Lancaster Infirmary.
The Royal Lancaster Infirmary.

There have now been a total of 418 deaths from Covid-19 recorded at hospitals run by University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust (UHMBT).

The deaths are recorded when someone has died after testing positive for coronavirus within the last 28 days at UHMBT hospitals, with the numbers roughly split between the Royal Lancaster Infirmary and Furness General Hospital in Barrow.

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These figures do not include deaths outside hospital, such as those in care homes.

As of Tuesday January 5, there were 146 patients in UHMBT hospitals being treated for Covid-19, 11 of which were on ventilators.

Since the start of the pandemic, as of Sunday January 3, UHMBT has treated 1,253 people for the virus.

Meanwhile, in the Lancaster City Council region itself, the total number of deaths within 28 days of first positive test result for Covid-19 reported up to Tuesday January 12 is 174.

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The total number of deaths where Covid-19 is mentioned as a cause on the death certificate, registered up to Friday January 1, is 163.

The total number of people with a positive Covid-19 virus test (either lab-reported or lateral flow device) reported up to Tuesday January 12 in the Lancaster region is 6,461.