Total of 16 new Covid deaths recorded at Yorkshire hospitals
A total of 16 new Covid deaths have been recorded at Yorkshire hospitals according to the latest daily update.
Deaths were recorded where a patient either tested positive for Covid-19 or where no positive test result was received for Covid-19, but Covid-19 was mentioned on their death certificate.
NHS England releases updated figures each day showing the dates of every coronavirus-related death at hospitals in England, often including previously uncounted deaths that took place several days or even weeks ago.
Across Yorkshire, a further 16 deaths were recorded in the daily update on December 21.
The death toll in Yorkshire now stands at 5,609.
A total of 654 people have now died from the virus in Leeds hospitals.
The deaths were recorded by the following trusts:
Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: 1
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust: 2
Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: 4
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: 2
Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust: 3
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust: 1
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust: 1
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: 2