This is the current coronavirus situation at Chesterfield Royal Hospital

At 9am on Monday, hospital staff were caring for 25 patients with Covid-19 – ten of whom required intensive care.

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According to NHS England, 136 coronavirus patients have died at the Royal.

However, Chesterfield Royal Hospital spokesperson Sarah Turner-Saint said the trust had recorded 143 deaths since the end of March.

She explained: “The 143 figure includes seven deaths where the patient never tested positive for Covid-19 but was being treated for it because of other clinical indicators, such as a confirmation of the virus on a lung x-ray.

“National figures report deaths from Covid-19 where a patient had a positive swab test result.”

Over the weekend, Chesterfield and North East Derbyshire entered Tier 2 lockdown measures.

Ms Turner-Saint said: “We know that some hospitals nearby have suspended visiting to reduce footfall on their sites because of high numbers of Covid-19 cases and because they are a Tier 2 alert area.

“When we restarted visiting in August, we opted to do so through a designated visitor system, which enables each patient to have a visitor for one hour a day.

“As this has proved successful, we are not suspending visiting at this stage, recognising that this is incredibly upsetting for both the patient and their loved-ones.

“We are grateful for the support people have shown to this designated system, which includes using the one hour slot the bed is given, wearing a face covering, hand-washing and maintaining social distancing at all times.

“Now that we are also in a Tier 2 area these measures are even more important and there’s more information about designated visiting on our website.”

According to the latest available data at 10.30am on Monday, there were 137 cases of Covid-19 in Chesterfield between October 7 and October 13, up 24 compared with the previous week.

The infection rate for this period was 130 cases per 100,000 people. The average area in England had 68.

In North East Derbyshire, there were 162 cases of Covid-19 between October 7 and October 13, up 10 compared with the previous week.

That area had an infection rate of 160 cases per 100,000 people for that period.

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