The number of people who have died in the UK after contracting coronavirus has jumped to more than 1,800.
14.03.2020 - 18:29 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Ten more patients have died in England after testing positive for Covid-19, bringing the coronavirus death toll to 21 in the UK.
A number of the patients, who were over 60, had underlying health conditions, NHS England said.
It comes as the Department of Health confirmed 1,140 have now tested positive for the virus.
The 10 patients were being cared for by nine trusts including Buckinghamshire, Sandwell & West Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Leicester, Barts, London, north Middlesex and Chester.
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