UK areas with most coronavirus cases as government announces new hospital plans
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mirror.co.ukThe Midlands recorded a higher coronavirus death toll than London on Friday as Michael Gove labelled it a 'particular area of concern'.
Preparations for the new Nightingale hospital for the region will be "accelerated". Speaking at the daily Number 10 press conference on Saturday, Michael Gove said the Midlands was "a particular area of concern".
He said "the NHS and the military are accelerating their existing work to transform the National Exhibition Centre into a 2,000-bed Nightingale hospital".
The Cabinet minister also said he had spoken to the mayor of the West Midlands Andy Street about the ongoing crisis. NHS England said 212 people diagnosed with Covid-19 died in the Midlands in the 24 hours to 5pm on Friday.
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