Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust records its first Covid-19 death in over nine weeks
66 people with coronavirus have died at Treliske according to figures
Last updated 14th Sep 2020
The first coronavirus death in over nine weeks has been recorded at Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust, the latest figures show.
NHS England figures show 66 people had died in hospital at Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust as of 5pm on Thursday (September 10th).
That was an increase of one compared to the 65 that had been recorded at the same point on Wednesday, and the first death in 71 days.
The victims were among 1,283 deaths recorded across the South West.
Of 21 trusts within the region, Royal Cornwall Hospitals trust has the eighth-highest death toll.
Daily death counts are revised each day, with each case backdated to the actual date of death.
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.