Statement on behalf of The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust:

Lance McCarthy, chief executive, for The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust, said:

“We can confirm that sadly, 16 patients, aged between 51 and 91, all except one of whom had underlying conditions, have passed away at The Princess Alexandra Hospital. They had tested positive for COVID-19.

“Our thoughts and condolences remain with the patients’ families and loved ones at this difficult time.”

According to NHS England, the following number of deaths have occurred on the following days:

On Sat April 4th: 4 deaths

On Friday April 3rd: 1 death

On Thurs April 2nd: 4 deaths

On Wed April 1st: 2 deaths.

On March 31st: 2 deaths

On Mon March 30th: 9 deaths

On March 29th: 3 deaths

On Sat March 28th: 3 deaths

On March 27th: 5 deaths

On Thurs March 26th: 3 deaths

On March 25th: 3 deaths

On Mon March 23rd: 2 deaths

On March 22nd: 3 deaths

On March 21st: 4 deaths

On Fri March 20th: 1 death

On Wed March 18th: 1 death

To let readers know, we have asked PAH (on Wed April 1st) if we could have a figure of those patients who have been admitted with coronavirus and survived. In an ideal world, it would be great to get a weekly figure. Naturally, that decision lies with them but we thought we would let you know we are trying to get a figure.

Please also note that according to the NHS England data, “data is likely to change”.