Six patients lose their lives to Covid-19 in Chesterfield
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With the latest figures, the country has now recorded a total of 75,767 deaths, NHS England said on Sunday.
Locally, a further six people have succumbed to the deadly virus within Chesterfield Royal Hospital, bringing the total to 344.
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The deaths were between April 19 2020 and February 6, with the majority being on or after February 3.
There were 29 other deaths reported with no positive Covid-19 test result.
The data represents the deaths of hospital patients who had tested positive for Covid-19 in the previous 28 days and whose deaths were recorded in the latest reporting period.
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Meanwhile, as of 9am on Sunday, the Government said that there had been a further 15,845 lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK.
It brings the total number of cases in the UK to 3,945,680.
Government data up to February 6 also shows of the 12,525,735 jabs given in the UK so far, 12,014,288 were first doses – a rise of 549,078 on the previous day’s figures.
Some 511,447 were second doses, an increase of 1,390 on figures released the previous day.