THE first death related to coronavirus since June has been recorded at the York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
NHS England confirmed there had been one further death on October 3, taking the total for the trust, which includes York and Scarborough hospitals, to 215.
It is the first death recorded at the trust since June 18, more than 15 weeks ago.
Nationally, a further 50 people, who tested positive for the coronavirus have died, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 30,226.
Patients were aged between 42 and 96 years old. All but four patients, aged 76, 80, 82 and 92, had known underlying health conditions.
Date of death ranges from October 1 to October 5, with the majority being on or after October 3.
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