Three more deaths recorded in North East Lincolnshire

There were three more coronavirus deaths recorded over the latest weekly period in North East Lincolnshire.

By Will Grimond, Data Reporter

Published 24th Mar 2023, 10:55 BST

A nurse puts on PPE in a ward for Covid patients at King's College Hospital, in south east London. Picture date: Tuesday December 21, 2021.

There were three more coronavirus deaths recorded over the latest weekly period in North East Lincolnshire.

The latest figures from the UK coronavirus dashboard show a total of 493 people had died in the area by March 9 – up from 490 on the week before.

They were among 19,061 deaths recorded across Yorkshire and The Humber.

The weekly figures now include anyone whose death certificate – registered up to 14 days before March 23 (Thursday) – mentions Covid-19 as one of the causes.

A total of 186,218 deaths were recorded throughout England by March 9.