THERE have been four new coronavirus related deaths recorded across Worcestershire's hospitals.

The latest figures, announced by the NHS today (January 6), show four new coronavirus related deaths recorded at the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS trust.

The total number of deaths at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS trust has risen to 463, with the number of deaths in the Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust remaining at 42.

In total, there have been 505 Covid-19 deaths in county hospitals.

The Government’s death figures continue to be affected by a lag in the publication of recent data and will contain some deaths that took place over the Christmas and New Year period that have only just been reported.

The Government also said that, as of 9am on Wednesday, there had been a further 62,322 lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK.

It brings the total number of cases in the UK to 2,836,801.

The Government said a further 1,041 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Wednesday – the highest daily reported total since April 21.

It brings the UK total to 77,346.

Separate figures published by the UK’s statistics agencies for deaths where Covid-19 has been mentioned on the death certificate, together with additional data on deaths that have occurred in recent days, show there have now been 93,000 deaths involving Covid-19 in the UK.

The Acute Hospitals Trust covers Worcestershire Royal Hospital, Evesham Community Hospital as well as the Alexandra Hospital in Redditch and Kidderminster Hospital.

The Health and Care NHS trust covers community hospitals and rehabilitation wards, including Worcester City Impatient Unit, Malvern Community Hospital, Evesham Community Hospital, Pershore Community Hospital, the Princess of Wales Community Hospital in Bromsgrove, Tenbury Community Hospital and the Wyre Forest Ward.