Coronavirus: Mansfield death toll remains static for over a week

So far 124 people who tested positive for the deadly bug have died in the care of Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Kings Mill Hospital, Mansfield Community Hospital and Newark Hospital.

Across the country a further 15 people who tested positive for Covid-19 have died, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 28,904.

Patients were aged between 42 and 93 years old and had known underlying health conditions.

This week Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced museums, art galleries, theatres and music venues would receive a £1.57bn ‘lifeline’ to help them deal with the effects of the pandemic.

Medics have also warned that delays to diagnosis and treatment due to the pandemic could cause between 7,000 and 35,000 additional cancer deaths in the UK within a year.

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