The number of people who have died in the UK after contracting coronavirus has jumped to more than 1,800.
11.03.2020 - 22:55 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Two more people have died after testing positive for coronavirus in the UK - bringing the total number of deaths to eight.
Both of the patients have been described by their respective NHS trusts as elderly and were being treated for a number of underlying health problems.
One of the patients, who was in their 70s, was being treated at a hospital in Dudley, West Midlands.
Diane Wake, chief executive of the Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust, said in a statement: "The Trust can confirm that a patient
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