Trust which runs Grantham Hospital confirms three more people have died of coronavirus
A further three people who tested positive for coronavirus have died in hospitals run by United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT).
NHS England confirmed that the fatalities were recorded at hospitals run by ULHT.
It means Lincolnshire’s death toll stands at 97 and Northern Lincolnshire’s remains at 61.
A spokesperson for ULHT said: “Sadly we can confirm that three further patients who were being cared for in our hospitals, and had tested positive for COVID-19, have died.
“The patients were all men aged 79, 81 and 91 who had underlying health conditions.
“Their families have been informed and our thoughts and condolences are with them at this difficult and distressing time.”
Meanwhile, a further 552 people who tested positive for coronavirus, have died in hospitals across the country.
NHS England said the patients were aged between 31 and 99 years old, 38 of them had no known underlying health conditions.
