TWO coronavirus deaths have been recorded at Macclesfield Hospital in the past 24 hours, the latest official figures show.
NHS England figures show 84 people had died in hospital at East Cheshire NHS Trust, the Trust which manages Macclesfield Hospital, as of 5pm on Wednesday (May 6).
That was an increase of two compared to Tuesday, when there were 82.
A week ago, there had been 71 deaths recorded.
The victims were among 3,356 deaths recorded across the north west, which is the third-worst affected of England's seven NHS regions after London and the midlands.
Of 28 trusts within the region, East Cheshire trust has the 19th-highest death toll.
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 22,432 on Wednesday, up from 22,049 on Tuesday.
Separate figures from the Department of Health and Social Care show 201,101 people had tested positive for Covid-19 across the UK as of 9am on Wednesday, up from 194,990.
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