Third Northumberland patient dies from coronavirus
A THIRD person in Northumberland has died after testing positive to coronavirus.
The elderly patient, who had underlying health conditions, died at the Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital in Cramlington on Wednesday.
On Wednesday night, Public Health England said there were 19 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Northumberland.
NHS England said the total number of deaths in the UK is 465.
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