Three further deaths from coronavirus in Morecambe Bay hospitals today

A total of 381 have now died in Morecambe Bay hospitals after contracting coronavirus.
The Royal Lancaster Infirmary.The Royal Lancaster Infirmary.
The Royal Lancaster Infirmary.

Three deaths were recorded by NHS England today, Wednesday, bringing the total in the last seven days to 17 - with five recorded on Tuesday alone.

The deaths are recorded when someone has died after testing positive for coronavirus within the last 28 days at hospitals run by University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust (UHMBT), with the numbers roughly split between the Royal Lancaster Infirmary and Furness General Hospital in Barrow.

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These figures do not include deaths outside hospital, such as those in care homes.

As of Wednesday December 23, there were 144 patients in UHMBT hospitals being treated for Covid-19, four of which were on ventilators.

Since the start of the pandemic, as of Sunday December 20, UHMBT has treated 1,173 people for the virus.

Meanwhile, in Lancaster City Council region itself, the total number of deaths within 28 days of first positive test result for Covid-19 reported up to Tuesday December 29 is 148.

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The total number of deaths where Covid-19 is mentioned as a cause on the death certificate, registered up to Friday December 11, is 139.

The total number of people with a positive Covid-19 virus test (either lab-reported or lateral flow device) reported up to Tuesday December 29 in the Lancaster region is 5,148.