Nine Covid-19 patients die at Northamptonshire hospitals

Hospitals in Northamptonshire have confirmed nine more tragic Covid-19 deaths today (Sunday).

The Midlands was the worst-affected region in NHS England's latest death toll update, accounting for 69 of the 327 deaths in the country.

Seven of those took place at Northampton General Hospital with two at Kettering General Hospital.

Of the patients to die at the Cliftonville site one lost their life on April 27, three on April 30 and three on May 1.

The death toll there now stands at 164.

At Kettering's Rothwell Road hospital one patient who had tested positive died on April 30 with a second tragic death on May 1.

The total number of deaths there is now 112.

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.

On May 1 the 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.

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