County toll rises by 15 on deadliest day for UK

FIFTEEN more coronavirusrelated hospital deaths have been reported in hospitals that serve Derbyshire.

New data from NHS England shows 12 of the deaths have been registered at Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust and three were reported at Chesterfield Royal Hospital.

Latest figures from the Government also show 538 new cases have been reported across the county. That figure is high, but far lower than totals reported between November and January, when repeated Government measures had to be introduced to tackle infection rates.

The highest total in the new statistics was in Derby, where 164 new cases have been reported. Derby has by a distance recorded the most cases here since the crisis began. The second biggest rise was in Erewash, where 84 new cases were recorded. Other than Derby, Amber Valley remains the place in Derbyshire to have seen the most cases since the virus first arrived.

Here is the breakdown for each local authority area (figures cover the last 24 hours):

■■Amber Valley 6,652 (+82)

■■Bolsover 4,317 (+52)

■■Chesterfield 4,442 (+38)

■■Derby 14,979 (+164)

■■Derbyshire Dales 2,044 (+8)

■■Erewash 5,064 (+84)

■■High Peak 3,760 (+28)

■■NE Derbyshire 4,560 (+39)

■■South Derbys 5,344 (+43) The number of Covid-related hospital deaths since the start of the pandemic is as follows:

■■Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust 1,220 (+12)

■■Chesterfield Royal Hospital 265 (+3)

■■Derbyshire Community Health Services 28 (no change)

■■Derbyshire Healthcare 2 (no change)

The UK recorded its highest daily increase in deaths since the pandemic began. Public Health England (PHE) said a further 1,610 people died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 – the highest number of deaths reported on a single day since the outbreak began.

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