Health authorities in the United Kingdom have revealed that the country has recorded its first death from the coronavirus as the number of cases in the country jumped to 116.
The victim was an elderly patient who had underlying health conditions. “The patient has previously been in and out of hospital for non-coronavirus reasons, but on this occasion was admitted and last night tested positive for coronavirus,” Royal Berkshire NHS Trust said in a statement.
“The family has been informed and our thoughts are with them at this difficult time,” it added.
A total of 116 people have now tested positive for virus in the UK. The vast majority (105) of the cases are in England, while Scotland has recorded six and Wales and Northern Ireland have recorded three each.
On Tuesday there were just 51 confirmed cases in the UK however that number has spiked and the country has pivoted to the delay phase of tackling the virus.
