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One further coronavirus death at Shropshire hospital

One further coronavirus death has been reported at a hospital in Shropshire.

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The daily number of coronavirus deaths at Shropshire hospitals as of December 11. By date of death, not date death was announced. Data: NHS England.

The patient was in the care of Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, which runs Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and Princess Royal Hospital in Telford, NHS England confirmed today.

Since the outbreak, there have been 252 deaths at SaTH, 17 at Shropshire Community Health Trust and five at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital near Oswestry.

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