Coronavirus news live: Six more deaths in hospitals in England and lockdown ‘could cause 200,000 extra deaths’

Lockdown has eased but face masks are becoming commonplace (Picture: Getty Images)

Another six people who tested positive for coronavirus have died in hospital in England, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 29,187, NHSEngland said.

Patients were aged between 74 and 98 years old and all had known underlying health conditions.

Meanwhile, official government estimates indicate more than 200,000 people could die as a result of lockdown and Covid’s impact on the NHS, it has been reported.

Forecasts made in April calculated that 12,000 to 25,000 people could die from delays to treatment in the first six months of the pandemic, with another 185,000 deaths in the medium-to-long term.

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