THERE have been 11 newly-recorded coronavirus deaths in Worcestershire's hospitals today.

The new deaths now mean there have been 599 deaths in the Worcestershire Acute NHS Trust, up from 588 yesterday.

There were no newly recorded deaths in the Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, with their total remaining at 48.

Across England, further 993 people who tested positive for the Coronavirus (Covid-19) have died, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 65,104.

Patients were aged between 23 and 102 years old. All except 47 (aged 32 to 96 years old) had known underlying health conditions.

Dates of death range from December 12 to January 21.