Four new coronavirus deaths have been recorded at Frimley Health Trust in the past 24 hours, the latest official figures show.

NHS England figures show 337 people had died in hospital at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust as of 5pm on Monday (May 25).

That was an increase of four compared to Sunday, when there were 333.

A week ago, there had been 326 deaths recorded.

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The victims were among 2,996 deaths recorded across the South East.

Of 25 trusts within the region, Frimley Health trust has the highest death toll.

However, NHS England said its reporting system was down for part of Sunday, which may have affected the figures.

Daily death counts are revised each day, with each case backdated to the actual date of death.

This means some of the deaths that were first recorded in the last 24 hours may actually have taken place days earlier.

NHS England guidance states: "Confirmation of Covid-19 diagnosis, death notification and reporting in central figures can take up to several days and the hospitals providing the data are under significant operational pressure."

Only deaths that occur in hospitals where the patient has tested positive for Covid-19 are recorded, with deaths in the community excluded, such as those in care homes.

Across England, the death toll hit 25,867 on Monday, up from 25,751 on Sunday.

Separate figures from the Department of Health and Social Care show 261,184 people had tested positive for Covid-19 across the UK as of 9am on Monday, up from 259,559.