A fifth person has died in the UK after testing positive for coronavirus – Wales Online, Walesonline.co.uk

A fifth person in the UK has died after testing positive for coronavirus, NHS England had said.

It comes hours after a Wolverhampton coronavirus patient became the fourth to die in UK, It was announced earlier today.

The Wolverhampton patient was in their 319 s and was being treated for an underlying health condition.

Daniel Elkeles, chief executive for Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, confirmed the news was true.

He said: “We can confirm that sadly, a patient in their seventies who was very unwell with a number of significant and long-term health conditions has passed away at St Helier Hospital. They had tested positive for Covid – . ” The announcement was made on Monday afternoon as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases rose by 19 to 319

There are currently six cases of coronavirus in Wales.

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On Monday health officials said of the two new cases, one patient is a resident in Neath Port Talbot and has recently returned from southern Italy.

The second patient is a resident in the Newport local authority area and has recently returned from northern Italy, Public Health Wales confirmed.

Both patients are being managed in “clinically-appropriate settings”.

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