Two more coronavirus deaths at Kettering General Hospital, official figures show

Hospital's death toll stands at 269 as critical incident declared because of pressure on services
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Two more coronavirus deaths have been announced at Kettering General Hospital today (Thursday, December 10).

The patients, who had tested positive for Covid-19 within 28 days or had the virus on their death certificate, died on Monday.

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NHS England statistics show 269 people have died in hospital with the virus in Kettering.

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Kettering General Hospital

The hospital declared a critical incident yesterday (Wednesday) due to the unprecedented level of pressure on its services with coronavirus and seasonal issues.

This newspaper understands there to be 93 Covid-positive patients at the hospital, including five in intensive care.

Daily death counts are revised each day, with each case backdated to the actual date of death rather than the day it is reported.

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This means some of the deaths that were first recorded in the latest period may actually have taken place days earlier.

NHS England guidance states: "Confirmation of Covid-19 diagnosis, death notification and reporting in central figures can take up to several days and the hospitals providing the data are under significant operational pressure."

Only deaths that occur in hospitals where the patient has tested positive for Covid-19 are recorded, with deaths in the community excluded, such as those in care homes.

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