The daily coronavirus death toll below 100 in the Anglia region for the first time in five days

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The daily coronavirus death toll was below 100 in the Anglia region for the first time in five days

The number of patients dying in hospitals in the Anglia region announced on Saturday was 92 with the total number of people dying since the start of the outbreak now at 1,694.

It follows 104 deaths announced in the region on Friday with 107 on Thursday and 121 on Wednesday.

The figures are released each day by NHS England but do not currently include those who die in care homes, hospices and in their own homes.

The largest rise in the region was seen at the Luton & Dunstable Hospital in Bedfordshire with announced a further 15 deaths, which occurred between the 10th and 13th April. The total number of patients dying at that hospital is now 108.

Basildon Hospital in Essex has seen the highest number of deaths from Covid-19 since the pandemic started with a further 10 announced today taking the total to 179.

A total of 15,464 patients have died in hospital after testing positive forcoronavirus in the UK as of 5pm on Friday, the Department of Health said, up by 888 from 14,576 the day before.

The Department of Health said, as of 9am on Saturday, 357,023 people have been tested of which 114,217 tested positive.

The map shows the number of patients who have died in hospital in each county in the Anglia region. 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 Friday 17 April 2020 released on Saturday

  • 179 - Basildon Hospital (up 10 since yesterday)

  • 156 - East Suffolk & North Essex (up 7)

  • 150 - Princess Alexandra Hospital, Harlow (up 4)

  • 150 - West Herts including Watford General (up 7)

  • 113 - Southend Hospital (unchanged)

  • 108 - Luton & Dunstable Hospital (up 15)

  • 104 - Mid Essex, Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford (up 6)

  • 102 - Northampton General Hospital (up 9)

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

  • 74 - Bedford Hospital (up 4)

  • 70 - Milton Keynes Hospital (up 6)

  • 65 - NW Anglia, Peterborough & Hinchingbrooke (up 3)

  • 64 - Kettering General Hospital (up 5)

  • 61 - Norfolk & Norwich Hospital (up 3)

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

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

  • 46 - Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge (up 4)

  • 21 - West Suffolk Hospital, Bury St Edmunds (unchanged)

  • 10 - Essex Partnership NHS Trust (up 1)

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

  • 9 - Fryatt Hospital, Harwich (up 1)

  • 4 - Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust (unchanged)

  • 3 - Norfolk Community Health (unchanged)

  • 3 - Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Trust (up 1)

  • 2 - Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Trust (unchanged)

  • 1 - Beccles Hospital (unchanged)

  • 1 - Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Trust (unchanged)

  • 1 - Clacton Hospital (unchanged)

The number of new confirmed cases of coronavirus in the Anglia region rose by 5% from Friday to Saturday. Credit: Data from Public Health England

The numbers of new cases of coronavirus confirmed in the Anglia region are still rising.

The figures went up by 380 from 8,016 to 8,396 when the latest figures to 9am on Saturday 18 April were released by NHS England.

The rate of new cases in the past 24 hours was growing fastest in Norfolk and Suffolk.

In Norfolk they increased by 11% and in Suffolk there were up by 10%. Across the region, the increase was 5%.

Confirmed coronavirus cases in the Anglia region by 9am on Saturday 18 April 2020

Data from Public Health England

  • Bedfordshire - 1,086 cases (up 55 since yesterday)

  • Cambridgeshire - 590 cases (up 17)

  • Essex - 2,243 cases (up 70)

  • Hertfordshire - 1,752 cases (up 57)

  • Milton Keynes - 361 cases (up 17)

  • Norfolk - 932 cases (up 90)

  • Northamptonshire - 820 cases (up 19)

  • Rutland - 12 cases (unchanged)

  • Suffolk - 600 cases (up 55)

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 confirmed coronavirus cases in the Anglia region at 9am on Saturday was up 380 to 8,396. Credit: Data from Public Health England

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