The Greater London Authority (GLA) is publishing this daily update on behalf of the NHS and London Strategic Coordinating Group.
On Wednesday 6 May, a further 132 people who tested positive for COVID-19 were confirmed to have died in hospitals in the Greater London area, and a further 12 people where COVID-19 is documented as a direct or underlying cause of death. This includes 94 dating back to March 24 following a crosscheck of previous records by Barts Health Trust.
The total number of reported deaths in London hospitals of patients who tested positive for COVID-19 is now 5,414. The total number of deaths where there hasn’t been a positive test, but COVID-19 is documented as a direct or underlying cause of deaths since April 24 is now 65.
**This includes 94 dating back to March 24 following a crosscheck of previous records from Barts Health Trust. For more details visit https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk/news/reporting-our-figures-8186
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These figures will be published daily. They include confirmed hospital deaths reported at 5pm the previous day. Due to the reporting time, the figures may not include all deaths for that day and the deaths may have occurred prior to this 24-hour period. From Tuesday 28 April, they will include patient deaths where there hasn’t been a positive test result, but COVID-19 is documented as a direct or underlying cause of death, dated back to Friday 24 April. These figures do not include deaths related to COVID-19 outside of hospitals in the community.