Three more Shropshire patients die with Covid-19 - taking county total to 96
Another three patients have died at Shropshire's major hospitals after testing positive for Covid-19.
NHS England has confirmed that a further three people in the care of Shrewsbury & Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) died with coronavirus.
It takes the total to have died at the county's major health trusts to 96 since the outbreak – 87 at SaTH, five at Shropshire Community Health Trust and four at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital near Oswestry.
Another 36 people have also died in the county's care homes between April 10 and 24.
Public Health Wales says nine patients from Powys have also been confirmed by laboratory as having died with the virus.
The news comes as it was revealed today that people living in Shropshire and Mid Wales are at a lower risk of dying from coronavirus than other parts of the Midlands.
It came as wider analysis of mortality rates in England showed those living in more deprived areas faced a greater risk than those in affluent areas.
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When examining the impact of living standards on the Covid-19 mortality rates, the Office of National Statistics found that in England the rate in the most deprived areas was 118 per cent higher than in the least deprived areas.
It also came as one of the UK's largest one-day agricultural shows, held in Shropshire, was today cancelled.
The Burwarton Show joins scores of other events that will not go ahead as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
Attracting up to 20,000 visitors annually, the show, which takes place between Ludlow and Bridgnorth, was scheduled for Thursday, August 6.
The locations of the 15 restaurants will be announced next week.
Last week, the high street bakery chain told staff it planned a phased reopening of stores, with 20 sites due to open in the Newcastle area from May 4 for takeaway and delivery as part of an initial trial.
However, it said it will run the trial “behind closed doors” due to fears customers will flock to its stores in large numbers.
