Fourth person dies in UK after testing positive for coronavirus

Another person in the UK has died after contracting coronavirus, it’s been confirmed this afternoon.

It takes the total number of coronavirus-related deaths to four, with 319 confirmed cases of the virus in the country, as of this morning.

According to the Telegraph, the fourth victim was a patient in Wolverhampton with underlying health issues.

A Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust spokesperson said: “The Trust can confirm that a patient in their 70s being treated for underlying health conditions has died. The patient had tested positive for Covid-19.

“The family has been informed and our condolences and our thoughts are with them at this difficult time.  We will not be commenting further and ask that everybody respects the family’s privacy.” 

This comes after the third victim died at North Manchester General Hospital last night.

The man, reported to be in his sixties, had recently travelled to Italy and had ‘significant underlying health conditions’, according to NHS bosses.

He became the first person from Greater Manchester to die after contracting coronavirus.