County sees 800 new virus cases - and another death

ANOTHER person has died after testing positive for Covid-19 in Derbyshire, according to the latest figures from NHS England.

The death was registered at Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust, where 1,720 people have now died from the virus. According to NHS England, 2,200 people have now died from the virus across its local NHS trusts.

Last night’s coronavirus update also revealed 813 new cases were found across the county. Derby recorded the highest number, after 182 positive tests were returned. Amber Valley also had a high number of cases with 103, while North East Derbyshire found 102 cases. The Derbyshire Dales had the fewest new cases with 57.

The Government said a further 181 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Tuesday, bringing the UK total to 137,944.

Separate figures published by the Office for National Statistics show there have been 163,000 deaths registered in the UK where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate.

As of 9am on Tuesday, there had been a further 38,520 lab-confirmed Covid-19 cases in the UK, the Government said.

Government data up to October 11 shows that of the 94,428,905 Covid jabs given in the UK, 49,216,092 were first doses, a rise of 29,172 on the previous day. Some 45,212,813 were second doses, an increase of 23,632.

The total number of cases reported in Derbyshire since the start of the pandemic, indicating the totals for each area and the change in the last 24 hours, as of October 12:

■■Amber Valley - 16,225 (+103)

■■Chesterfield - 11,625 (+89)

■■Derbyshire Dales - 6,840 (+57)

■■South Derbyshire - 13,675 (+68)

■■Bolsover - 10,823 (+68)

■■North East Derby - 11,924 (+102)

■■Erewash - 14,668 (+68)

■■Derby - 34,867 (+182)

■■High Peak - 11,452 (+76) Locally, the number of Covidrelated hospital deaths since the start of the pandemic is as follows (this data is not updated at weekends or on bank holidays):

■■Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust - 1,720 (+1)

■■Derbyshire Healthcare - 2

■■Derbyshire Community Health Services - 40

■■Chesterfield Royal Hospital 438