Almost a fifth of the country's Covid-19 deaths on one day occurred at five hospitals in east Kent. In April less than 1% of the country's coronavirus linked deaths occurred at East Kent Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust.
That figure has more than doubled month-on-month since, reaching 18% of the country's total 55 deaths by July 20. Meanwhile, Kent's three other hospital trusts have not recorded a single coronavirus death in the last fortnight.
The Trust - which has hospitals in Dover, Canterbury, Ashford, Margate and Folkestone - has recorded 90 per cent more Covid-related deaths than any other NHS provider over the last month, analysis by shows.