Coronavirus: 53 more dead in the UK as death toll climbs to 233
A FURTHER 53 coronavirus patients in England have sadly died in the last day.
It sees the number of people who have died in UK from coronavirus rise to 233 after NHS England said on Saturday (March 21) a further 53 people had died in England after testing positive for the virus.
The patients who died in England were aged between 41 and 94 years old and all had underlying health conditions.
Earlier, two more deaths were recorded in Wales, bringing its total to five, and another death in Scotland, taking the number to seven.
Northern Ireland has recorded one death.
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