Coronavirus: Second patient dies at Eastbourne District General Hospital

By John Holden

Published 22nd Mar 2020, 10:29 BST

Updated 22nd Mar 2020, 10:32 BST

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A patient being treated for Coronavirus at Eastbourne's District General Hospital has sadly died.

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust confirmed in a statement yesterday (March 21) that the patient had passed away - the second at the hospital in the last few days.

A spokesman for the trust said: "Our thoughts are with the patient's family and loved ones at this very difficult time."

On Wednesday (March 19), a patient at Eastbourne DGH became the first in Sussex to die from Coronavirus.

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