First UK death in coronavirus outbreak: health authorities

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Last Updated : Mar 05 2020 | 11:18 PM IST

Britain has recorded its first death in the new coronavirus outbreak, England's chief medical officer Chris Whitty said on Thursday.

"I am very sorry to report a patient in England who tested positive for COVID-19 has sadly died," he said in a statement, adding the patient at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading, west of London, was elderly and had "underlying health conditions".

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First Published: Mar 05 2020 | 11:18 PM IST

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