TWO more coronavirus-related deaths have been confirmed in Thurrock in the latest figures, bringing the total number in the borough to 50.

Figures were first released on Friday but today’s figures (2 May) have sadly shown two additional deaths, in Stanford West and Little Thurrock and Blackshots.

The latest totals are:
Aveley 5
South Ockendon 8
Grays and Chafford Hundred 5
Stifford Clays 6
Little Thurrock and Blackshots 7
Tilbury 5
Chadwell St Mary 3
Orsett, Bulphan and Horndon 3
Stanford West 1
Stanford East 2
Corringham and Fobbing 5

The number of cases of coronavirus in Thurrock has by five to 281.

At Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals Trust, there has been one coronavirus-related deaths confirmed in the last 24 hours – bringing the total number at the trust to 239.

This is further indication there is starting to be a decrease in the number of coronavirus-related deaths at the trust especially when compared to April 9th until April 15th.

See below for the statistics for coronavirus-related deaths at the trust.

April 9- 11 deaths

April 10- 11 deaths

April 11- 8 deaths

April 12- 14 deaths

April 13- 11 deaths

April 14- 10 deaths

April 15- 10 deaths

April 16- 6 deaths

April 17- 2 deaths

April 18- 8 deaths

April 19- 6 deaths

April 20- 4 deaths

April 21- 3 deaths

April 22- 7 deaths

April 23- 1 death

April 24- 9 deaths

April 25 – 4 deaths

April 26 – 1 death

April 27 – 2 deaths

April 28 – 5 deaths

April 29 – 1 death

May 1 – 1 death

There are no official figures on recovery rates at this stage.

Nationally the total number of recorded coronavirus-related deaths is 28,131 with an increase of 621 since yesterday (May 1).

In the last 24 hours it has been confirmed 5,000 more people have been reported as having the virus, taking the total number to 182,260.

However, as reported by the BBC on Wednesday (29 April), these updated daily figures do not yet provide a comprehensive picture of what has happened so far because of the lack of testing in the community in the early days.

Therefore, it means the figures are an underestimate of what has been happening.

As more testing is rolled out, the daily figures from now on will provide a more accurate picture of what is happening than has been the case previously.

YourThurrock’s thoughts are with all of those affected by the coronavirus.