Shropshire Star

UK Covid death toll rises by more than 200

There have been no further Covid deaths in the county although the UK death toll has risen by more than 200.

Published
Last updated
There have been more than 200 more deaths to Coronavirus in the UK

NHS England confirmed that there had been no more Coronavirus fatalities at county health trusts.

It means the total to have died at Shropshire NHS trusts remains 288 – 266 at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, 17 at Shropshire Community Health Trust, and five at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital near Oswestry.

Office for National Statistics figures show there have been 182 Covid deaths in Shropshire care homes.

There have also been a total of 128 deaths in Powys since the pandemic began.

Across the UK there have been another 215 deaths, taking the total to 67,616.

Sorry, we are not accepting comments on this article.