THE CORONAVIRUS death toll at Herefordshire's hospitals has risen for the second day in a row, the latest figures show.

NHS England figures show 83 people had died in hospital at Wye Valley NHS Trust as of 5pm on Tuesday (December 15), up one from the previous day.

Yesterday, two new deaths were announced at the trust.

The victim was among 104 new deaths recorded across the midlands today, bringing the total number of coronavirus deaths in the region to 9,511.

Across England, 369 new coronavirus deaths were recorded at hospitals, bringing England's hospital death toll to 45,126.

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 latest period 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.