The number of people who have died in the UK after contracting coronavirus has jumped to more than 1,800.
14.03.2020 - 17:59 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The NHS England has issued statements about 10 more people who have died of coronavirus across the country, as the death toll almost doubles to 21.
They include a patient in his 80s at the Countess of Chester Hospital in Chester, two patients at Barts Hospital in London and other hospitals in the Midlands and London and the south east.
Professor Chris Whitty, England's chief medical officer said: "I understand this increase in the number of deaths linked to Covid-19 will be a cause for concern
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