LATEST figures from the NHS show no new deaths from coronavirus have been recorded at the Wye Valley Trust.

NHS England figures show 54 people had died in hospital at Wye Valley NHS Trust as of 5pm on Thursday (June 18) – with no deaths occurring at hospitals in Herefordshire since Friday, June 12.

The victims were among 5,593 deaths recorded across the midlands, a rise of eight on the previous day.

Daily death counts are revised each day, with each case backdated to the actual date of death.

This means some of the deaths that were first recorded in the last 24 hours may actually have taken place days earlier.

NHS England guidance states: "Confirmation of Covid-19 diagnosis, death notification and reporting in central figures can take up to several days and the hospitals providing the data are under significant operational pressure."

Only deaths that occur in hospitals where the patient has tested positive for Covid-19 are recorded, with deaths in the community excluded, such as those in care homes.

Across England, the death toll hit 28,220 on Thursday, up from 28,136 on Wednesday.