Seven more patients die after positive test

A further seven patients have died at Sunderland’s NHS trust after testing positive for coronavirus, bringing the total deaths at the trust to 760.

NHS England confirmed yesterday that a further 623 people, who tested positive for coronavirus (Covid-19), have died, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 66,437.

Patients were aged between 32 and 101. All except 34 (aged 37 to 97) had known underlying health conditions.

Deaths are recorded as Covid-19 related where a person has died within 28 days of a positive test.

Across the UK on Saturday, it was announced that 33,552 more people have tested positive for coronavirus, bringing the total since the start of the pandemic to 3,617,459.

South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust announced seven deaths yesterday, bringing the total number of deaths at the trust to 760.

In Sunderland, there were 128 new cases on Saturday.

The total number of cases since March now stands at 17,638, according to data from Public Health England.

Sunderland’s weekly case rate for seven days up to January 18, is 406.9 per 100,000 people.

The total number of cases recorded in seven days up to January 17, is 1,130.

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

There are currently 234 coronavirus patients in hospital – 15 of them are on ventilation.

Based on the latest available information, the total hospital admissions stand at 2,795.