One Covid death recorded in Hampshire care home at the end of August

According to the latest figures from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) there was one coronavirus death in a care home in the Hampshire County Council area between August 22 and 28, and none in Portsmouth or Southampton.

In that week there were 51 care home deaths in total in the county council areas, three in Portsmouth and six in Southampton.

In England there were 16 Covid deaths in care homes in the same week - out of 14,193 total care home deaths, or 0.11 per cent.

During August there were a total of two deaths in all of Hampshire. This is a reduction across the county compared to previous months as there were 190 in May, 35 in June and eight in July.

The Hampshire County Council area has still seen the most coronavirus related deaths in care homes in England since records began on April 10 with a total of 450. At one time (July 17-23) the area recorded as many as 89 Covid deaths in one week.

There have been 39 coronavirus deaths in Portsmouth care homes since April 10, with the most recent one recorded on August 13.

A total of 62 care home deaths linked to Covid have been recorded in Southampton. The last death was recorded on July 9.

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Some of the weekly figures increase in later data releases when more deaths from the period are notified to CQC.

It comes as figures from government showed an increase in the Covid infection rate in Portsmouth as there were 15 new cases recorded in the week up to August 29, compared to 10 in the week up to August 22.

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