More than 100 coronavirus deaths in the Anglia region for second consecutive day

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There has been another sharp rise in the number of people dying with coronavirus in the Anglia region for the second day in a row.

According to figures released by NHS England on Wednesday, the number of patients who have died in hospitals in the Anglia region with coronavirus has increased by 121 to a total of 1,391.

The daily figures do not include people who lose their lives in hospices, in care homes or in the community.

In the daily figures announced on Tuesday, 106 patients had passed away in hospital.

Essex continues to be very badly hit with more people dying there than in any other part of the East of England.

Basildon Hospital announced a further 16 deaths taking the total there to 147. The hospital announced 10 deaths on Tuesday.

There were an additional 14 patients dying at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow.

Across England, a further 651 people, who tested positive for the Covid-19 have died, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 11,656.

NHS England said the patients were aged between 20 and 101 years old and 20 of them had no known underlying health condition.

The number of deaths of hospital patients with coronavirus in the Anglia region has reached 1,391, a daily increase of 121. 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 Tuesday 14 April 2020 released on Wednesday

  • 147 - Basildon Hospital (up 16 since yesterday)

  • 135 - East Suffolk & North Essex (up 14) with 68 at Colchester hospital and 67 at Ipswich hospital

  • 132 - Princess Alexandra Hospital, Harlow (up 14)

  • 128 - West Herts including Watford General (up 20)

  • 104 - Southend Hospital (up 7)

  • 82 - Mid Essex, Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford (up 3)

  • 76 - Luton & Dunstable Hospital (up 2)

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

  • 73 - Northampton General Hospital (up 10)

  • 59 - Bedford Hospital (up 7)

  • 57 - Milton Keynes Hospital (up 4)

  • 54 - Kettering General Hospital (up 4)

  • 54 - NW Anglia, Peterborough & Hinchingbrooke (up 6)

  • 49 - Norfolk & Norwich Hospital (up 2)

  • 43 - James Paget Hospital, Gorleston (up 5)

  • 41 - Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn (unchanged)

  • 32 - Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge (unchanged)

  • 17 - West Suffolk Hospital, Bury St Edmunds (up 1)

  • 8 - Essex Partnership NHS Trust (unchanged)

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

  • 6 - Fryatt Hospital, Harwich (up 1)

  • 3 - Norfolk Community Health (unchanged)

  • 3 - Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust (up 1)

  • 2 - Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Trust (unchanged)

  • 1 - Beccles Hospital (unchanged)

  • 1 - Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Trust (unchanged)

  • 1 - Clacton Hospital (unchanged)

  • 1 - Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Trust (unchanged)

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the Anglia region at 9am on Wednesday was up 187 to 7,327. Credit: Data from Public Health England

While the number of deaths in the Anglia region has risen by more than 200 in the past two days, the number of new infections is growing at a markedly slower rate.

Figures released by Public Health England for the 24 hours to 9am on Wednesday 15 April showed 187 new confirmed cases of coronavirus in the region taking the total to 7,327.

That represented a 3% rise on Tuesday and was the lowest daily increase in cases for more than a month.

There were only two new cases in Bedfordshire and 14 in Cambridgeshire. The biggest rises in the region were in Norfolk and Milton Keynes - both up 8%

Confirmed coronavirus cases in the Anglia region by 9am on Wednesday 14 April 2020

Data from Public Health England

  • Bedfordshire - 897 cases (up 2 since yesterday)

  • Cambridgeshire - 516 cases (up 14)

  • Essex - 2,014 cases (up 37)

  • Hertfordshire - 1,552 cases (up 29)

  • Milton Keynes - 316 cases (up 24)

  • Norfolk - 754 cases (up 55)

  • Northamptonshire - 767 cases (up 19)

  • Rutland - 12 cases (up 1)

  • Suffolk - 499 cases (up 6)

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

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