A five-year-old child has died after testing positive for coronavirus, NHS England has said. The child is among 637 people who tested positive for Covid-19 and have died, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 3,939, NHS England said.
The oldest patient was 104, and 40 had no known underlying conditions, aged between 48 and 93. Their families have been informed.
NHS England said 212 of the deaths of patients were in the Midlands, with 127 in London, 97 in the North West, 73 in the North East and Yorkshire, 70 in the East of England, 41 in the South East and 17 in the South West.