A total of 40 coronavirus patients being cared for by West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust have died.

In its latest update, NHS England has confirmed three more deaths at the trust, which runs Watford General Hospital, between April 2 and April 5.

In NHS England's update yesterday no deaths were recorded at the trust, which also runs St Albans City Hospital and Hemel Hempstead Hospital.

In today's update, NHS England has confirmed 40 people being looked after at the trust have died after contracting Covid-19.

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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 last 24 hours may actually have taken place days earlier.

Across England a further 758 people have died, taking the number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 5,655.

The patients were aged between 23 years and 102 years old.

Some 29 patients had no known underlying health conditions.

NHS England said in a statement: "A further 758 people, who tested positive for the Coronavirus (Covid-19) have died, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 5,655.

"Patients were aged between 23 and 102 years old.  29 of the 758 patients (aged between 23 and 99 years old) had no known underlying health condition.  

"Their families have been informed."