Four more coronavirus deaths recorded

Four more people have died in Sunderland’s hospital trust after testing positive for coronavirus.

NHS England confirmed y e s t e r d ay, t h at a f u r t h e r 489 people, who tested positive for Covid-19 have died, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 56,069.

Pat i e nt s we re a ge d b e - tween 26 and 103. All except 33 (aged 26 to 97) had known u n d e rl y i n g h ea l th c o n d i - tions.

Deaths are recorded as C o v i d -1 9 re l at e d w h e re a person has died within 28 days of a positive test.

Ac ro s s th e U K o n Su nday, it was announced that 5 4 ,9 4 0 m o re p e o p l e h ave tested positive for coronavirus, bringing the total since the start of the pandemic to 3,072,349.

Covid related deaths at South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust.

N u m b e r o f d e at h s a n - nounced on Monday, Janua r y 1 1 : 4 . Tota l nu m b e r o f deaths at the trust: 687.

A c c o rd i n g t o d at a re - leased by NHS England.

There were 151 new cases of coronavirus on Sunday. Total number of cases since March: 15,469.

According to data from Public Health England.

We e k l y c a s e r a t e f o r s e ve n d ays up to Ja nu a r y 5, in Sunderland: 547.7 per 100,000 people.

To t a l n u m b e r o f c a s e s recorded in seven days up to January 5: 1,521

Data for the most recent five days has been excluded as it is incomplete and may not reflect the true number of cases.

Hospital admissions. Currently in hospital: 231. Currently on ventilation: 9. Total admissions: 2,502.