Two new coronavirus deaths have been recorded at the trust which runs Colchester Hospital.

The NHS England figures show the total number of deaths at the East Suffolk and North Essex Trust is now 357.

The latest figures relate to two deaths which happened on July 13 and July 22 but were only recorded as of 5pm on Thursday.

It is the third death to be confirmed at the trust in recent days. The other happened on July 28.

It is not known whether the deaths occurred at Colchester or Ipswich Hospital.

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The victims were among 3,431 deaths recorded across the East of England.

Of 23 trusts within the region, East Suffolk and North Essex trust has the second-highest death toll.

Daily death counts are revised each day, with each case backdated to the actual date of death.

This means some of the deaths that were first recorded in the latest period may actually have taken place days earlier.

NHS England guidance states: "Confirmation of Covid-19 diagnosis, death notification and reporting in central figures can take up to several days and the hospitals providing the data are under significant operational pressure."

Only deaths that occur in hospitals where the patient has tested positive for Covid-19 are recorded, with deaths in the community excluded, such as those in care homes.