Sharp fall in Covid-19 deaths in Anglia region

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There's been a sharp fall in deaths announced on Sunday from the coronavirus in the Anglia region.

NHS England announced a further 51 deaths in our hospitals - the lowest daily total since 46 were revealed on Monday April 20th.

It's not yet clear if the fall is due to a dip in reporting fatalities at the weekend.

The total number of people who've died in the Anglia region is now 2,330.

NHS England announced on Saturday that a further 96 patients died with coronavirus in hospitals in the Anglia region. 107 deaths were announced in the region on Friday.

The figures released by NHS England each day do not include those dying in care homes, hospices or in their own home.

Today's figures include ten more deaths at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King's Lynn between the 21st-24th April.

There've been 9 more at the Luton and Dunstable Hospital with five from 21st April and the other four much earlier in April.

The map shows the number of patients who have died in hospital with Covid-19 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 Saturday 25 April 2020 released on Sunday

  • 254 - West Hertfordshire NHS Trust including Watford General (up 2 since yesterday)

  • 222 - Basildon Hospital (up 5)

  • 216 - East Suffolk & North Essex (up 4) which includes 104 at Ipswich Hospital and 111 at Colchester Hospital

  • 183 - Princess Alexandra Hospital, Harlow (up 1)

  • 162 - Luton & Dunstable Hospital (up 9)

  • 133 - Northampton General Hospital (unchanged)

  • 133 - Mid Essex, Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford (unchanged)

  • 129 - Southend Hospital (unchanged)

  • 105 - East & North Herts including the Lister Hospital, Stevenage (up 2)

  • 103 - Bedford Hospital (unchanged)

  • 97 - NW Anglia, Peterborough & Hinchingbrooke (up 4)

  • 90 - Kettering General Hospital (up 2)

  • 87 - Milton Keynes Hospital (up 1)

  • 84 - Norfolk & Norwich Hospital (up 2)

  • 83 - Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn (up 10)

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

  • 70 - James Paget Hospital, Gorleston (unchanged)

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

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

  • 12 - Essex Partnership NHS Trust (unchanged)

  • 12 - Fryatt Hospital, Harwich (up 2)

  • 7 - Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust (unchanged)

  • 7 - Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Trust (unchanged)

  • 6 - Norfolk Community Health (unchanged)

  • 3 - Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Trust (unchanged)

  • 2 - Beccles Hospital (unchanged)

  • 1 - Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Trust (unchanged)

  • 1 - Clacton Hospital (unchanged)

  • 1 - Norfolk & Suffolk NHS Trust (unchanged)

The number of deaths of hospital patients in the Anglia region in the week ending 19 April were lower than in the previous week. Credit: Data from NHS England

The number of new positive tests for coronavirus is also sharply down in the Anglia region with the lowest number reported in the daily figures since the end of March.

According to Public Health England there were 167 new confirmed Covid-19 cases reported on Sunday bringing the total in the Anglia region to 10,760.

In most counties in the East, the daily increase was in single figures. although there were 47 new cases in Norfolk, a rise of 2%.

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the Anglia region at 9am on Sunday was up 167 to 10,760. Credit: Data from Public Health England

Confirmed coronavirus cases in the Anglia region by 9am on Sunday 26 April 2020

Data from Public Health England

  • Bedfordshire - 1,388 cases (up 9 since yesterday)

  • Cambridgeshire - 843 cases (up 17)

  • Essex - 2,782 cases (up 49)

  • Hertfordshire - 2,101 cases (up 9)

  • Milton Keynes - 432 cases (up 7)

  • Norfolk - 1,315 cases (up 47)

  • Northamptonshire - 984 cases (up 9)

  • Rutland - 19 cases (up 1)

  • Suffolk - 896cases (up 19)

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

The graph shows the rise in the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the Anglia region since the start of March. Credit: Data from Public Health England

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