Sharp rise in number of coronavirus cases in West Midlands
by Nazia Parveen North of England correspondent from Science | The Guardian on (#5102A)
Health secretary says government looking 'very closely' at hotspot where 28 deaths recorded
The government is investigating a sharp rise in the number of coronavirus deaths in the West Midlands, with one of the region's NHS trusts reporting nine deaths from the illness, the highest number for any trust in the country.
The UK health secretary, Matt Hancock, confirmed the government was looking "very, very closely" at why a hotspot seems to have emerged in the region, where 28 deaths have been recorded so far. The majority of deaths have been of elderly and at-risk patients.
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