1,000 people have died in East Lancashire hospitals from coronavirus since the start of the pandemic
1,000 people have died in East Lancashire hospitals from coronavirus MORE than 1,000 people have died from coronavirus in East Lancashire Hospitals since the start of the pandemic, according to figures. The East Lancashire Hospitals Trust, which operates the Royal Blackburn Hospital and Burnley Hospital sites, registered five more COVID-19 related deaths in the past 24 hours to take the total up to 1,003. In the North West, Pennine Acute Hospitals Trust has had the most number of deaths with 1,545, followed by Liverpool University Hospital (1,515) and Manchester University Trust (1,120).
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STAFF at East Lancashire’s hospitals have been praised for their outstanding courage and sacrifice after it was revealed nearly 1,400 contracted coronavirus last year.
Blackburn MP Kate Hollern hailed the staff as ‘heroic’ while Nigel Evans, Ribble Valley MP, said the high numbers highlighted ‘how exposed health professionals were during this crisis’. Data obtained in response to a Freedom of Information request shows 999 frontline workers were diagnosed with the virus between January 2020 and December 2020. Another 388 members of staff from across the trust tested positive for Covid-19 - a total of 1,387 people out of a workforce of about 9,000. That is equivalent to more than one in six people across five sites, Royal Blackburn Hospital, Burnley General Hospital, Clitheroe Community Hospital, Pendle Community Hospital and Accrington Victoria.