Harrogate District Hospital has discharged 118 patients who tested positive for coronavirus – an increase of nine on last week.

The latest news, announced this afternoon, comes as the hospital also reported one new patient death with Covid-19, in today’s NHS figures.

It takes the total number of deaths at Harrogate and District NHS Trust to 67.

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Meanwhile, a further 115 patients who tested positive for coronavirus have died in hospitals across England.

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NHS England said those who died were aged between 26 and 100 years old. Of that number, five patients had no underlying health conditions.

It means that the total death toll nationally in hospitals stands at 27,159.

For the fourth consecutive day there have been no reported deaths at Harrogate District Hospital of patients who tested positive for covid-19. A total of 64 patients have died at the hospital of the virus since the start of the pandemic.

Across England a further 146 people, who tested positive for coronavirus have died, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals to 26,529.

Patients were aged between 46 and 97 years old.  Six of the 146 patients had no known underlying health condition.

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On Thursday the hospital reported a total of 109 patients, who tested positive for coronavirus, had recovered and been discharged – an increase of five on the previous week.

There have been no new recorded deaths of patients who tested positive for coronavirus at Harrogate District Hospital.

Yesterday the hospital said a total of 109 patients who tested positive for coronavirus had recovered and been discharged – an increase of five since last week.

Today’s figures showed a further 149 people, who tested positive for coronavirus have died, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 26,383.

Patients were aged between 35 and 101 years old. 11 of the 149 patients had no known underlying health condition.

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A total of 109 patients who tested positive for coronavirus have recovered and been discharged from Harrogate District Hospital – and increase of five since last week.

The latest news, announced this afternoon, comes as the hospital also reports no new deaths in patients with Covid-19, in today’s NHS figures.

It means the total number of deaths at Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust remains at 64.

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Meanwhile, the NHS has reported a further 185 patients in England who tested positive for Covid-19 have died in hospital. Patients were between 28 and 99 years old, and five of those who died had no known underlying health conditions.

The figures mean the number of deaths in hospitals nationally has increased to 26,234.

Today’s figure bring the total number of deaths at Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust to 58. One patient died on Monday, the other yesterday.

NHS England has today reported 166 deaths across the country- patients were aged between 33 and 99. 37 of those deaths were from the North East and Yorkshire region.

The trust announced last Thursday that it had treated and discharged 97 patients with coronavirus since the outbreak began.

Outside the hospital, the latest information from the ONS shows there have been 51 deaths in care homes in the district.

The organisation has reported that its Covid-19 patient notification system was not operating for a period of time on Saturday, meaning some of the deaths reported during that time may come through in data released later this week.

For the fourth consecutive day, there have been no new confirmed coronavirus deaths at Harrogate District Hospital.

The total number of deaths at the hospital remains 54.  54 is also the number of covid-19 related deaths in care homes in the district.  Those statistics, released this week, covered the period up to May 1.

A further 90 people, who tested positive for the coronavirus in England have died, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals to 24,617- although NHS England said that The Covid Patient Notification System did not operate for a period of time yesterday which might have affected todays figures.

This week, Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust confirmed it had discharged 97 people after treatment for coronavirus, since the start of the outbreak.

For the third consecutive day, there have been no new confirmed coronavirus deaths at Harrogate District Hospital.

The total number of deaths at the hospital remains 54, in figures released by NHS England today.

Across the country, 181 more deaths have been confirmed in today’s statistics, in patients aged between 39 and 98. Of those, seven patients, aged between 43 and 67, had no known underlying health conditions.

This week, Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust confirmed it had discharged 97 people after treatment for coronavirus, since the start of the outbreak.

Meanwhile, the number of deaths in care homes relating to Covid-19 stood at 54 in statistics released this week, covering the period to May 1.