A second person has died in the UK after contracting coronavirus, the health secretary has confirmed. The patient is believed to have tested positive for the virus at Milton Keynes Hospital in Buckinghamshire yesterday evening and died shortly after.
In an interview with ITV News, Mr Hancock said: “I’m very sorry to hear the news of a second death here in the UK of somebody with coronavirus - again somebody who was older and who had underlying health conditions.
My condolences go out to the family and to his loved ones." He added: “We are working around the clock to keep people safe, to make sure we get the best possible response in this country to try to contain the virus.” A source told the MK Citizen that the man was an 88-year-old who
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