Eight further further Covid-19 deaths recorded in Chesterfield as 740 more die in England

A further eight patients have died at Chesterfield Royal Hospital after testing positive for Covid-19 in the last 24 hours.

By Danielle Andrews

Published 16th Apr 2020, 14:27 BST

Updated 16th Apr 2020, 14:28 BST

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The total number of people who have died at the trust now stands at 55.

Nationally, a further 740 people, who tested positive for the Coronavirus have died, bringing the total number of deaths in hospitals in England to 12,396.

Patients were aged between 28 and 103, and 40 of the 740 patients (aged between 45 and 93 years old) had no known underlying health condition.