Number of deaths from Covid-19 across Morecambe Bay hospitals reaches 350

A total of 350 have died in Morecambe Bay hospitals after contracting coronavirus.
The Royal Lancaster Infirmary.The Royal Lancaster Infirmary.
The Royal Lancaster Infirmary.

One deaths was recorded by NHS England today, Friday, bringing the total in the last seven days to 15 - with five recorded on Tuesday alone.

The deaths are recorded when someone has died after testing positive for coronavirus within the last 28 days at hospitals run by University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust (UHMBT), 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 Thursday December 17, there were 171 patients in UHMBT hospitals being treated for Covid-19, four of which were on ventilators.

Since the start of the pandemic, also as of December 17, UHMBT has treated 1,133 people for the virus.