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7:46 AM February 3, 2021
More than 500 patients who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in Norfolk s hospitals in January.
- Credit: Brittany Woodman/Sonya Duncan
Almost 550 patients who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in Norfolk s hospitals during January, new figures have revealed.
The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital saw more than half of its Covid-19 deaths for the whole pandemic last month.
There were 285 deaths of patients who had been confirmed as having coronavirus in January - 55pc of the 521 patients who had tested positive who have died there since the start of the pandemic in March.
The hospital, yesterday confirmed the latest deaths - a further 16 between last Thursday (January 28) and Monday (February 1).
Mr Cobb said: We shouldn’t forget the hospital hubs were established to do the hospital and the primary care networks and mass vaccination have been established to do the rest of the population. What we will continue to do is where that does not work and people are overwhelmed we’re picking up what people can’t manage for this next little while.
I’m very confident we will be able to deliver the second dose plan. Once we get to February 22 when they release our ability to do second doses we have had assurance we will get the right amount of vaccine to meet the demand and see that through.
Mum who needs one more operation to be cancer-free refused surgery at Addenbrooke s due to Covid-19
Ellen can t get the operation she needs at Addenbrooke s because almost every intensive care bed is being used for Covid-19 patients
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Ellen Wallace, who is desperate for her final cancer operation (Image: Macmillan)
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The Norfolk group continue to support a wide-ranging number of health services, schools, businesses and charities with face masks, scrubs, hats and other requested items.
Volunteers will continue to sew items on demand with the name Norfolk Sewers Volunteers being adopted as the new title for the group in 2021.
The project was recognised as the winner of the Team/Community Group category at the Stars of Norfolk and Waveney Awards 2020.
Pauline Brown is one of the project leaders for Norfolk Scrubs Volunteers group. Volunteers are currently making masks for Compass Schools in Belton, Lingwood and Kings Lynn.
- Credit: Sonya Duncan
The Norfolk group continue to support a wide-ranging number of health services, schools, businesses and charities with face masks, scrubs, hats and other requested items.
Volunteers will continue to sew items on demand with the name Norfolk Sewers Volunteers being adopted as the new title for the group in 2021.
The project was recognised as the winner of the Team/Community Group category at the Stars of Norfolk and Waveney Awards 2020.
Pauline Brown is one of the project leaders for Norfolk Scrubs Volunteers group. Volunteers are currently making masks for Compass Schools in Belton, Lingwood and Kings Lynn.
- Credit: Sonya Duncan