Coronavirus: Chesterfield death toll remains static as 19 die across England

So far 132 people who tested positive for the big have died under the care of the Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

However, no further lives have been lost to the virus in the town since June.

Across England, 19 patients who tested positive for Covid-19 have died over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 29,144.

Patients were aged between 52 and 91 years old and all of them had known underlying health conditions.

The figures, provided by Public Health England as part of its daily breakdown, could be much higher as they do not include deaths that happened within care homes or the community.

Yesterday the top 10 hotspots for Covid-19 cases in Derbyshire were revealed, with Dronfield, Eckington and Buxton named as some of the worst-hit areas.

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