Morecambe Bay hospitals record one new Covid-19 death in last five days as government prepares to review lockdown restrictions

Morecambe Bay’s hospital trust has recorded four deaths related to Covid-19 in the last fortnight.
The Royal Lancaster Infirmary.The Royal Lancaster Infirmary.
The Royal Lancaster Infirmary.

The total number of deaths recorded at hospitals run by University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust now stands at 160.

The last death was recorded on Monday May 26.

Prior to that, one death was recorded on May 22, one on May 19, and one on May 14 - two weeks ago.

Lancaster and Morecambe Bay.Lancaster and Morecambe Bay.
Lancaster and Morecambe Bay.
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In total 331 people have been discharged home from hospitals across Morecambe Bay following treatment for coronavirus since the pandemic began.

Trust bosses praised staff working at its hospitals for making this happen.

The majority of people who contract the disease do not need hospital treatment.

The way deaths are announced nationally means only trust-wide figures are released by NHS England, and it now only includes data for a specific hospital trust on a daily basis if a death has been recorded.

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As a result, many trusts did not appear on the list on May 27, meaning a significant number across England did not record any deaths on this day.

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Trust includes the Royal Lancaster Infirmary, Westmorland General Hospital in Kendal and Furness General Hospital in Barrow - although WGH is being kept as a Covid-free site.

There is a delay in reporting the figures which means that each death is not reported by the NHS on the following day. The statistics include patients who died in hospital - but not other places, such as care homes.

By law, the coronavirus restrictions must be reviewed every three weeks, and the last review was on May 7, meaning another review is on Thursday May 28.