At least another five patients have died at Oxfordshire's hospitals.
Figures released by NHS England this afternoon show as of 5pm on Tuesday, 75 people have died with the virus at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
This is up from 70, with no new recorded deaths in the county in yesterday's figures.
There have also been another three deaths at Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, which run Oxforshire's community hospitals, bringing the total there to eight.
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As the trust runs services in other counties though it is not possible to tell how many, if any, of these deaths occurred in Oxfordshire.
NHS England figures show a further 651 people who tested positive for the coronavirus (Covid-19) have died, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 11,656.
Patients were aged between 20 and 101 years old, with 20 of the 651 patients (aged between 20 and 101 years old) having no known underlying health condition.
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