More than 1,000 coronavirus deaths in hospitals in the Anglia region

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More than 1,000 hospital patients have died with coronavirus in hospitals across the Anglia region with a further 91 deaths announced on Sunday.

The total number of deaths in the region is now 1,076 according to figures released by NHS England. They include deaths in hospital up to 5pm on Saturday 11 April but do not included people who have died in care homes or in the community.

The number of deaths of Sunday is larger than the 46 announced on Saturday in the area.

Southend Hospital in Essex announced 28 deaths taking the total there to 79. The patients died between between the 5th and 10th April. There were 13 more deaths announced at Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford.

The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow has seen 110 patients who have tested positive for Covid-19 died since the outbreak started with 102 deaths at Basildon Hospital.

Across England, a further 657 people have died, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 9,594.

NHS England said: "Patients were aged between 26 and 100 years old. 42 of the 657 patients (aged between 30 and 98 years old) had no known underlying health condition."

About 40% of the deaths in hospitals in the Anglia region have occurred in Essex. Credit: Data from NHS England

Total number of deaths of patients with Covid-19 at hospitals in the Anglia region

Figures from NHS England to 5pm on Saturday 11 April 2020 released on Sunday

  • 110 - Princess Alexandra Hospital, Harlow (up 5 since yesterday)

  • 102 - Basildon Hospital (unchanged)

  • 99 - East Suffolk & North Essex (up 5)

  • 84 - West Herts including Watford General (unchanged)

  • 79 - Southend Hospital (up 28)

  • 74 - Mid Essex, Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford (up 13)

  • 63 - Luton & Dunstable Hospital (up 3)

  • 59 - East & North Herts including the Lister Hospital, Stevenage (up 3)

  • 54 - Northampton General Hospital (up 6)

  • 45 - Milton Keynes Hospital (unchanged)

  • 44 - NW Anglia, Peterborough & Hinchingbrooke (up 2)

  • 44 - Bedford Hospital (up 4)

  • 43 - Kettering General Hospital (up 3)

  • 40 - Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn (up 8)

  • 38 - Norfolk & Norwich Hospital (up 1)

  • 32 - James Paget Hospital, Gorleston (up 2)

  • 27 - Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge (up 3)

  • 15 - West Suffolk Hospital, Bury St Edmunds (up 2)

  • 8 - Essex Partnership NHS Trust (up 1)

  • 5 - Royal Papworth Hospital, Cambridge (up 1)

  • 3 - Fryatt Hospital, Harwich (unchanged)

  • 2 - Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust (unchanged)

  • 1 - Beccles Hospital (unchanged)

  • 1 - Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Trust (unchanged)

  • 1 - Clacton Hospital (unchanged)

  • 1 - Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Trust (unchanged)

  • 1 - Norfolk Community Health (up 1)

  • 1 - Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Trust (unchanged)

The rise in confirmed coronavirus in the Anglia region is the lowest for three days with an additional 380 cases reported on Sunday by Public Health England.

There have been 6.338 positive tests for Covid-19 in the region a rise of 6% since Saturday.

Essex is still reporting the most cases in the East of England with a further 115 cases reported on Sunday taking the county total to 1,812.

The largest percentage rise in the number of cases in the Anglia region was in Norfolk where it went up 10% from 539 to 595.

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the Anglia region at 9am on Sunday was up 380 to 6,338. Credit: Data from Public Health England

Confirmed coronavirus cases in the Anglia region by 9am on Sunday 12 April 2020

Data from Public Health England

  • Bedfordshire - 737 cases (up 46 since yesterday)

  • Cambridgeshire - 458 cases (up 17)

  • Essex - 1,812 cases (up 115)

  • Hertfordshire - 1,344 cases (up 77)

  • Milton Keynes - 273 cases (up 10)

  • Norfolk - 595 cases (up 56)

  • Northamptonshire - 688 cases (up 32)

  • Rutland - 9 cases (unchanged)

  • Suffolk - 322 cases (up 27)

The Bedfordshire figures are the local authorities of Bedford, Luton and Central Bedfordshire combined. Cambridgeshire includes Peterborough and Essex includes Southend and Thurrock.

The number of postive coronavirus tests in the Anglia region rose by 6% between Saturday and Easter Sunday. Credit: Data from Public Health England

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