Two more die in trust hospitals with virus and 95 test positive

ANOTHER two people have died from coronavirus in Derbyshire hospitals, according to the latest figures from Public Health England.

Both of the deaths occurred in Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust, where 1,622 people have now died as a result of the pandemic.

It brings the total number of deaths in Derbyshire hospitals to 2,072 since the start of the pandemic.

Meanwhile, a further 105 cases of Covid-19 have been recorded across Derbyshire, according to Government figures.

A total of 26 cases were recorded in Derby, where the total number of coronavirus cases now stands at 19,669. Outside of the city, South Derbyshire recorded the highest number of new cases, after 15 positive tests were returned.

Bolsover and Erewash also had a high number of new cases, with each area reporting 13.

The lowest number of cases were found in Derbyshire Dales, where just five were recorded.

The total number of new cases reported in Derbyshire in the last 24 hours

■ Amber Valley - 8,458 (+12)

■ Bolsover - 5,830 (+13)

■ Chesterfield - 5,996 (+7)

■ Derby - 19,669 (+26)

■ Derbyshire Dales - 2,862 (+5)

■ Erewash - 6,879 (+13)

■ High Peak - 4,811 (+6)

■ N.E Derbyshire - 5,822 (+8)

■ South Derbyshire - 7,114 (+15)

The Government said a further 91 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Thursday, bringing the UK total to 125,926. Separate figures published by the UK’s statistics agencies for deaths where Covid-19 has been mentioned on the death certificate, together with additional data on deaths that have occurred in recent days, show there have now been 148,000 deaths involving Covid-19 in the UK.

Locally, the number of Covidrelated hospital deaths since the start of the pandemic is as follows:

■ Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust - 1,622 (+2

■ Chesterfield Royal - 411 (no change)

■ Derbyshire Community Health Services - 37 (no change)

■ Derbyshire Healthcare - 2 (no change)

The Government also said that, as of 9am Thursday, there had been a further 6,303 lab-confirmed cases It brings the total to 4,280,882. Government data up to March 17 shows of the 27,614,526 jabs given in the UK so far, 25,735,472 were first doses – a rise of 462,246 on the previous day. Some 1,879,054 were second doses, an increase of 119,609.