MORE than 200 people across Berkshire have died in hospital having tested positive for coronavirus.

The latest figures from NHS England show the total number deaths of those under the care of three Berkshire NHS trusts has reached 204.

These figures are as of 5pm yesterday, April 12.

It comes as nationally figures for those who have died following a positive test for covid-19 surpasses 10,000.

The Department for Health said as of 5pm on April 11, 10,612 people have sadly died in hospitals across the country and 84,279 people have tested positive in total.

In Berkshire, the total number of positive cases stands at 904 patients as of 9am yesterday, April 12.

This is broken down into the following areas as follows:

  • West Berkshire - 144
  • Reading - 159
  • Bracknell - 103
  • Wokingham - 156
  • Windsor and Maidenhead - 135
  • Slough - 207

The latest NHS England figures show 37 people in hospital having tested positive for coronavirus, under the care of the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust.

The trust is in charge of the Royal Berkshire Hospital as well as several other community bases such as West Berkshire Community Hospital in Newbury, and Townlands Hospital in Henley.

Four person under the care of Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust have died, according to NHS England.

This trust runs services across several sites including wards at Wokingham community Hospital, wards at West Berkshire Community Hospital, and Prospect Park Hospital.

NHS England also reported that 163 people who have tested positive for Covi-19 have died under the care of Frimley Health NHS Foundation trust - which runs Wexham Park Hospital, Frimley Park and Heatherwood Hospital.

The figures do not define which hospital the deaths relate to, and only relate to those who have died in hospital and had tested positive for coronavirus.

All data is subject to updates as more results come in from post-mortems.