Almost twice the number of NHS staff have died due to Covid-19 than previously announced, a study claims. Research conducted by Professor Tim Cook, an intensive care consultant in Bath, found that 119 NHS employees had lost their lives thanks to a coronavirus infection.
They include 18 doctors, 35 nurses and 27 healthcare support workers. Earlier today Dominic Raab, Foreign Secretary, claimed that the figure was 69 while standing in for Boris Johnson at Prime Minister's Questions.
A further 15 social workers had also died, Mr Raab said. If Professor Cook's study is correct, then 50 NHS workers more than officially announced by the government have lost their lives as a direct consequence of the pandemic. Do you have a coronavirus story?
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