THE first coronavirus death in four days has been recorded at Royal Berkshire Trust, the latest figures show.
NHS England figures show 289 people had died in hospital at Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as of 5pm on Sunday (December 27).
That was one more than had been recorded at the same point on Thursday (December 24), and the first death in four days.
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The victims were among 5,440 deaths recorded across the South East.
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 latest period may actually have taken place days earlier.
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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.
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