A FURTHER 15 people who tested positive for coronavirus have died in hospital in England, bringing the total confirmed reported deaths in hospitals to 29,515, NHS England said on Tuesday.

The patients were aged between 27 and 95, and all had known underlying health conditions.

Another three deaths were reported with no positive Covid-19 test result.

A total of 41,449 people have also died in the UK within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19, an increase of 16 on the day before.

Separate figures published by the UK’s statistics agencies show 57,200 deaths were registered across the country where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate.

ONS figures show 52,091 deaths involving Covid-19 occurred in England and Wales up to August 14, and had been registered by August 22.

Figures published last week by the National Records for Scotland showed 4,216 deaths had been registered in Scotland up to August 16, while 866 deaths occurred in Northern Ireland up to August 14, and had been registered up to August 19, according to the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency.

The Government also said that as of 9am on Tuesday, there had been a further 1,184 lab-confirmed cases. Overall, 327,798 cases have been confirmed.

The Northern Echo was unable to access figures for infection rates in the North-East and North Yorkshire as agencies were experiencing technical difficulties.