Another two patients died from coronavirus in Mansfield area while in hospital according to latest NHS figures

The Trust which runs King’s Mill Hospital in Sutton, Mansfield Community Hospital and Newark Hospital, reported that an additional two people had passed way after testing positive for the virus while in their care.

This brings Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust’s total Covid-19 death toll up to 116, since the pandemic first hit back in March.

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