No new Covid-19 deaths at Shropshire's hospitals
No new coronavirus deaths were reported at hospitals in Shropshire today.
It means the county's death toll since the outbreak began remains at 314, with 181 of these deaths happening in hospital.
In total, 162 patients have died at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals Trust, 14 at Shropshire Community Health Trust and five at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital near Oswestry.
An additional 133 people have died in the county's care homes, with 91 of these deaths happening in the Shropshire Council area and 42 in Telford & Wrekin.
The UK-wide death toll, which includes deaths in and out of hospital, increased by 184 to 42,153 today.
NHS England confirmed that another 77 people who tested positive for the virus have died across the country, bringing the total number of deaths in hospital in England to 28,138. Patients were aged between 29 and 98, and two had no underlying health conditions.
In Wales the death toll increased by 10 to 1,466. Public Health Wales has confirmed 14 deaths in Powys but the Officer for National Statistics puts the figure at 87.
The latest figures come as staff at Shropshire's major hospitals say they are delighted that they and patients have played a part in a key trial for a drug to treat coronavirus.
A major scientific breakthrough found that the drug dexamethosone can significantly reduce the chance of fatality in Covid-19 patients who are placed on ventilators.
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Meanwhile, more than 700 Shropshire couples hoping to tie the knot this year have had to reschedule the big day due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Shropshire Council’s registration service has been faced with the mammoth task of rearranging hundreds of ceremonies. There are likely to be hundreds more coupIes affected who had booked a church wedding.
Ministers are under pressure to provide a financial “lifeline” to families receiving Universal Credit as research suggested around two-thirds have been forced into debt during the coronavirus lockdown.
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation and Save the Children surveyed 3,105 parents of children under 18 claiming either Universal Credit or Child Tax Credit during late May and early June.
