Official figures reveal coronavirus deaths in the Anglia region have increased by 124

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The Covid-19 death toll in the Anglia region has reached 5,486 after the latest information from care homes and the community was released.

That has added a further 124 deaths to the figures available in the region on Monday.

Weekly figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) combine the numbers of people dying in local care homes and the community with those dying in hospitals in the region.

The most current weekly figures released by the ONS show 213 people died in the region in the week ending 29th May compared to 300 in the previous week.

It is the lowest weekly total since 176 people died in the region in the last full week of March and it is the sixth consecutive week there has been a fall in the number of deaths.

The ONS data is the most complete set of official figures issued by the government because it uses information contained on death certificates where coronavirus is listed as a cause of death or a contributory factor.

However it takes more time to process the data so it is ten days out of date when it is published.

The number of coronavirus deaths each week has been declining in the Anglia region for six weeks in a row. Credit: Data from the Office of National Statistics

According to the Office of National Statistics, 5,317 people have died in the Anglia region with coronavirus since the start of the pandemic until 29th May.

The Care Quality Commission also collects information regarding residents who lose their lives in care homes. In the week to 5th June, the CQC says 46 people passed away in care homes in the Anglia region.

Each day, the NHS also reports the number of people who died in the region's hospitals. Since 30th May, 123 patients have died in hospitals in the Anglia region. That includes patients who has a positive test for coronavirus or where coronavirus was mentioned on the death certificate.

Combining the figures raises the region's total death toll from the illness to 5,486 although that number will need be confirmed in future analysis by the ONS.

Nearly three-quarters of people with coronavirus in the Anglia region have died in hospital with more than a fifth in care homes. Credit: ITV News Anglia

Coronavirus deaths in the Anglia region to 29th May

Figures from the Office of National Statistics

  • 3,851 people died in hospital (72%)

  • 1,184 people died in care homes (22%)

  • 186 people died in their own home (4%)

  • 72 people died in a hospice (1%)

  • 24 people died elsewhere (1%)

The number of patients dying in hospitals is released on a daily basis and on Tuesday the NHS reported that a further 22 patients had died in the Anglia region.

It is the highest daily figure for nearly a week after seven deaths were reported on Monday and nine announced on Sunday.

Bedford Hospital reported an additional ten patients had died there in the past few days bringing the total to 190.

Southend Hospital in Essex also announced a further three patients had died.

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

Figures from NHS England to 5pm on Monday 8 June 2020 released on Tuesday

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

  • 338 - East Suffolk & North Essex (unchanged) which includes hospitals in Aldeburgh, Colchester, Felixstowe and Ipswich

  • 279 - Basildon Hospital (unchanged)

  • 265 - Luton & Dunstable Hospital (unchanged)

  • 253 - Northampton General Hospital (up 1)

  • 225 - NW Anglia, Peterborough & Hinchingbrooke (up 1)

  • 215 - Southend Hospital (up 3)

  • 201 - Princess Alexandra Hospital, Harlow (unchanged)

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

  • 194 - Kettering General Hospital (unchanged)

  • 190 - Bedford Hospital (up 10)

  • 159 - East & North Herts including the Lister Hospital, Stevenage (unchanged)

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

  • 123 - Norfolk & Norwich Hospital (up 1)

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

  • 114 - James Paget Hospital, Gorleston (unchanged)

  • 103 - Milton Keynes Hospital (up 1)

The map shows the number of people with coronavirus who have died in each county in the Anglia region since the start of the pandemic. Credit: Data from Office of National Statistics, the NHS and the Care Quality Commission.

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

  • 27 - Norfolk Community Health (up 1)

  • 24 - Fryatt Hospital, Harwich (unchanged)

  • 22 - Royal Papworth Hospital, Cambridge (unchanged)

  • 17 - Essex Partnership NHS Trust (unchanged)

  • 10 - Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Trust (unchanged)

  • 8 - Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust (unchanged)

  • 8 - Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Trust (unchanged)

  • 6 - Braintree Community Hospital (unchanged)

  • 4 - Clacton Hospital (unchanged)

  • 3 - Beccles Hospital (unchanged)

  • 2 - Norfolk & Suffolk NHS Trust (unchanged)

  • 2 - St Peter's Hospital, Maldon (unchanged)

  • 1 - Halstead Hospital (unchanged)

  • 1 - Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Trust (unchanged)

  • 143 - Deaths in hospitals in the East of England attributed to Covid-19 on the death certificate without a positive test (up 2 since yesterday)