Eight more coronavirus deaths at York trust takes total to over 300
EIGHT more patients with coronavirus have died at York NHS trust hospitals, taking the total to more than 300 deaths since the pandemic began.
NHS England said a total of 303 patients have now died at York Hospital and Scarborough Hospital after testing positive for Covid-19.
The number compares with 295 announced yesterday for the York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
The total number of Covid-19 related deaths at the trust stood at 214 for many weeks during the summer until numbers started to rise again as the pandemic second wave swept the region.
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