Four more Covid-19 deaths announced at KGH

There have been four more deaths from Covid-19 at KGH according to NHS England figures released today (Friday, April 17).

Two of these deaths occurred on Easter Monday (April 13), one on Tuesday, April 14, and another on Wednesday, April 15.

There have been 59 deaths from coronavirus at KGH in just five weeks.

The first deaths at KGH were two on Monday, March 16. KGH's worst day so far came on Friday, April 3, when seven people died from the virus.

Each day, there is a daily announcement on the number of deaths from coronavirus in hospitals. However, this does not reflect the number of people that have died that day or within the past 24 hours.

Recording a death and confirming that it was due to Covid-19 can take a few days or weeks, so each day's figures will include deaths from the previous few days or weeks because of the reporting delay.

There have now been 14,576 deaths from coronavirus confirmed in the UK and 103,093 confirmed cases.

In Northamptonshire, there are now 784 confirmed cases of coronavirus, and a graph shows the steep increase in the county's total number of confirmed cases over the last few weeks.

The UK is now in its fourth week of lockdown, which has been extended for three more weeks.

The measures aim to reduce the spread of the virus and keep the number of cases requiring health care within the NHS's capacity.