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Leeds goes 16 days with no coronavirus passings in city’s emergency clinics

It has been 16 days since the last coronavirus death was recorded at a Leeds hospital.

The most recent figures have shown although the city has recorded 3,670 coronavirus cases during the pandemic (an increase of 65 since last week), death rates in the city are continuing to stay at zero in hospitals.

Across Yorkshire, two more deaths were recorded on Tuesday (July 14); one at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and one at Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust.

Across England, an additional 26 deaths were recorded in hospitals.

An NHS statement read: “A further 26 people, who tested positive for the coronavirus (Covid-19) have died, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 29,103.

“Patients were aged between 49 and 94 years old. One patient aged 71 had no known underlying health conditions.

“Their families have been informed.”


Paolo Sorbello

Paolo Sorbello is a journalist and researcher. He is a PhD candidate at the University of Glasgow, studying state-business relations in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia. He is also the Business News Editor of the weekly newspaper The Conway Bulletin.

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