Five new coronavirus deaths have been recorded at Buckinghamshire Trust in the latest 24-hour period, the latest official figures show.
NHS England figures show 293 people had died in hospital at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust as of 5pm on Wednesday (January 27).
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That was an increase of five compared to Tuesday, when there were 288.
It means there have been 29 deaths in the past week, down from 39 the previous week.
The victims were among 9,154 deaths recorded across the South East.
There have also been 306 new cases in Bucks in the last 24 hours, official figures show.
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 latest period may actually have taken place days earlier.
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NHS England guidance states: "Confirmation of Covid-19 diagnosis, death notification and reporting in central figures can take up to several days and the hospitals providing the data are under significant operational pressure."
Only deaths that occur in hospitals where the patient has tested positive for Covid-19 are recorded, with deaths in the community excluded, such as those in care homes.
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