Almost 50 coronavirus deaths have been recorded in the last seven days, figures reveal.

NHS England figures show 610 people had died in hospital at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust as of 4pm on Wednesday, January 6.

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In last seven days, 48 people under the care of Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust had died having tested positive for Covid-19.

The Trust runs three hospitals including Frimley Park Hospital, Heatherwood Hospital and Wexham Park Hospital.

The victims were among 6,234 deaths recorded across the South East.

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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.