North West Leicestershire recorded a total of 52 deaths linked to Coronavirus during a two-week period between March and May, according to the latest data.

Sadly, there were 34 deaths in hospital, 13 in care homes and five at home.

But none were recorded in hospices or other settings.

And it is Charnwood where the largest number of deaths occurred with 76, compared to Melton with the lowest number, 20.

The data available details deaths recorded between March 16 and May 10.

There were more deaths in county and city care homes than hospitals during one week in May, latest figures have revealed.

More than half of the recorded deaths between May 4 and May 10 were in care homes, with 41 per cent in hospitals during the same timeframe.

Stats that will go before the health scrutiny commission at County Hall this week show when and where the first 555 deaths occurred in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

But a report accompanying the dashboard of figures reveals that admissions were lower than expected by health chiefs.

The report details that - at the peak –  there were 204 coronavirus patients in Leicester's Hospitals.

It states: "At the time of writing Leicestershire has had a lower rate of deaths per 100,000 population than in many areas of the country, with the exception of parts of the south-west which have experienced the lowest rates.

"Admissions and discharges have been generally lower than were initially predicted at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (UHL) and UHL has been able to operate within ventilator capacity.

"There has been an average of around 140 patients at UHL at the time of writing, down from a peak of 204."

The data available details deaths recorded between March 16 and May 10.

Graphs show that the peak in cases occurred in recording week 15 – April 6-12 when death rates rocketed to more than 70 from just over 40 in the previous week.

Fatalities remained between the high 50s and low 60s for the following two weeks before dropping back to around 50 a week at the end of April.

As hospital deaths gradually decreased, the number of deaths occurring in care homes shot up to 54 per cent in the second week of May.

The breakdown shows that 349 Leicestershire residents have died with coronavirus, 196 Leicester residents have died after a positive test and 10 people from Rutland have passed away after being confirmed as having coronavirus.

A week by week breakdown shows where and when the deaths occurred:

Week 12 – March 16-22

The first local Covid-19 deaths were reported and accounted for 3.9 per cent of all the deaths recorded in the area this week.

The majority occurred in hospital, with some in care homes and just one at home or in another setting.

Week 13 – March 23- March 29

Covid-19 deaths accounted for 12.5 per cent of all deaths this week, but the number of people who died remained below 20. Some 83 per cent of the deaths recorded this week took place in hospitals.

Week 14 – March 30 – April 5

Coronavirus related deaths more than doubled in this week and passed 40, with the majority (72 per cent) again happening in hospitals. Some 26 per cent of all deaths recorded in this week were covid-19 fatalities.

Week 15 – April 6 – 12

The graph shows a clear peak in Covid deaths in this week with more than 70 recorded. Some 31 per cent of all deaths recorded across the city, county and Rutland in this week were coronavirus related. Some 70 per cent of people died in hospital, 26 per cent in care homes and the rest in other settings.

Week 16 – April 13 – 19

The number of people dying after a positive Covid-19 test remained above 60 this week. The majority of deaths – 63 per cent – again happened in hospitals,  but the numbers dying in care homes rose to 27 per cent, the remaining deaths occurred at home or in other settings.

Covid deaths accounted for 29 per cent of all deaths recorded in this week.

Week 17 – April 20 – 26

There were still more Covid deaths in hospitals – 56 per cent – but care home deaths started to increase – 36 per cent – this week. The remaining deaths occurred in other settings and coronavirus was responsible for 31 per cent of all the deaths recorded.

Week 18 – April 27 – May 3

Covid deaths this week accounted for 30 per cent of all deaths. There was an increase in the number of people dying at home and other settings – 12 per cent – with 52 per cent of deaths in hospitals and 36 per cent in care homes.

Week 19 – May 4 – 10

More than half of the deaths recorded this week – 54 per cent – occurred in care homes, with 41 per cent in hospitals and the rest at home or in other settings. Some 27 per cent of all the deaths recorded in this week were linked to coronavirus.