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Two further coronavirus deaths at Shropshire hospitals

Two further patients have died with coronavirus at Shropshire's major hospitals, latest NHS figures show.

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Both patients died in the care of Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, which runs Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and Princess Royal Hospital in Telford.

It means 568 people have died with Covid-19 at county NHS trusts since the start of the pandemic.

A further 281 people have died in county care homes.

Figures also show 224 people have died with the virus in Powys.

Across the UK, there have been a further 242 deaths, bringing the total to 124,025.