Coronavirus Outbreak: Man in his 80s becomes second death in UK

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A man in his early 80s has become the second person to die of Coronavirus in the UK

Milton Keynes Hospital told reporters that the man, who had underlying health conditions, tested positive for the virus on Thursday and died shortly afterwards. The hospital continued by saying that it has isolated any patients or staff that have or may have come into contact with him. It comes as the number of confirmed cases in the UK rose to 164 – the biggest increase in a single day so far. Here’s a breakdown of cases in England:

London29
South East24
South West22
North West21
North East and Yorkshire13
Midlands12
East of England11
Not Yet Confirmed15

Scotland:

Grampian3
Fife, Forth Valley2 each
Lothian, Tayside, Ayrshire & Arran and Greater Glasgow & Clyde1 each

Here’s some NHS advice:


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A man in his early 80s has become the second person to die of Coronavirus in the UK Milton Keynes Hospital told reporters that the man, who had underlying health conditions, tested positive for the virus on Thursday and died shortly afterwards. The hospital continued by saying that it has isolated any patients or staff…

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