Resident at Portsmouth care home dies from Covid-19

According to the latest data from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) there was one Covid-19 death in a Portsmouth care home on August 13, but none in Southampton or the Hampshire County Council area for the month up to August 21.

This is a reduction across the county compared to previous months as there were 190 in May, 35 in June and eight in July.

However, 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 449. In the week July 17-23 the area recorded as many as 89 Covid deaths.

This means that 25.3 per cent of all care home deaths in the Hampshire council area were linked to Covid between April 10 and August 21.

Across England 26.4 per cent of care home deaths - or 14,177 - have been virus related in the same time.

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.

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

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