NHS confirms four Covid-19 deaths at Northamptonshire hospitals

The county death toll is more than 300
Kettering General Hospital.Kettering General Hospital.
Kettering General Hospital.

Four more coronavirus deaths at hospitals across Northamptonshire have been confirmed by NHS England today (Saturday).

Two of the deaths took place at Kettering General Hospital on April 29 with another the same day at Northampton General Hospital.

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A further death confirmed by the NHS took place at an un-named hospital run by Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust (NHFT) on April 30.

Coronavirus death tolls at hospitals in the county now stand at 110 at KGH, 157 at NGH and four at NHFT-run sites.

And the Office of National Statistics (ONS) revealed earlier this week that 42 residents of Northamptonshire care homes also passed away between April 10 and 24, taking the county death toll above 300.

Fresh figures on the number of those dying away from NHS hospitals since last Friday (April 24) are due out next week.

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Yesterday ONS released their most detailed breakdown yet of deaths up to April 17 - covering the UK's deadliest day on April 10 - revealing for the first time how many people had died from areas of different towns and villages.

The figures revealed East Northamptonshire was one of the worst-hit areas in the county with 38 deaths, nine of which came in the Stanwick and Ringstead area.

Kettering had the county's lowest death rate although both Desborough and Barton Seagrave had four victims.

You can see the breakdown of Covid-19 victims in Corby here and in Wellingborough here.

Today NHS England announced a further 370 Covid-19 deaths in hospitals, taking the death count in English hospitals to almost 21,000.

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