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England records 401 coronavirus hospital deaths on Christmas Day compared to 317 a week ago
- Figures show 401 people died from Covid-19 in England hospitals, says NHS
- The total number of coronavirus deaths reported in hospitals is now 48,150
- Separate figures for the daily Covid-19 dashboard to be released later today
- Figures will not include those for Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales at present.
England has recorded another 401 deaths in hospitals from coronavirus on Christmas Day.
The grim figure, which corresponds to Covid-related hospital deaths recorded in the last 24 hours, compares with 317 a week ago.
The 401 deaths recorded by NHS England were from patients who tested positive for the virus.
There were 33 others where it was mentioned on the person’s death certificate.
None of the deaths were younger than 40 years old and all but 14 had underlying health problems, according to the latest data.
It means that the total number of confirmed deaths reported in hospitals now stands at 48,150 people.
Another 401 people have died from coronavirus in hospitals in England, according to the latest data. In the photo, Matt Hancock reveals more restrictions on December 23.
The number of people with coronavirus in England last week skyrocketed to pre-second lockdown levels with nearly 646,000 people carrying the disease.
The separate death and infection posted as part of the daily Covid-19 panel will only be released for England today.
Northern Ireland did not update its death figures yesterday. They will not resume until December 28. There will be no data for Wales on December 25 or January 1.
Similarly, in Scotland, death figures will not be updated from today until December 28. There will also be no figures between January 1 and 4.
It comes as more than 1,000 new cases of coronavirus were recorded in Scotland, as the measures have been relaxed for Christmas.
The Scottish government reported a total of 1,165 new cases in the past 24 hours, new figures show.
The number is 4.3% of all tests performed during that period, compared to 5.3% the day before.
In total, 118,035 cases have been reported in Scotland since the start of the pandemic.
The latest figure comes as a new strain of coronavirus takes hold of south-east England. The strain is believed to spread better, but it is not yet believed to be more deadly.
One in 85 people in England is now infected with coronavirus, half of them have contracted the new super-infectious strain and cases in London have tripled in two weeks.
But data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows that the epidemic is being driven by southern regions, where the variant has become the dominant strain, with cases still Flattening drop in the North and Midlands, where it is not yet widespread.
Officials fear, however, that it is only a matter of time before the mutant variant, which is up to 56 percent more infectious than normal Covid and was first detected in Kent in September, becomes prevalent throughout. parts.
About two-thirds of people who test positive in London, the East and the South East are believed to have the new variant, the ONS said. Nationally, the strain is believed to account for 50 percent of infections.
