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No new coronavirus deaths recorded at Royal Preston and Chorley hospitals for a second day running
Posted on - 18th May, 2020 - 6:36pm | Author - Rachel Smith | Posted in - Health, Preston News
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has announced no new deaths from coronavirus for a second day running.
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The number of people to have died at the Royal Preston and Chorley Hospitals remains at 175.
Figures are updated daily by the NHS however it can sometimes take a few days for deaths to be recorded.
Two more cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Preston today, bringing the total to 384. The infection rate now stands at 270.8 per 100,000 people in the area covered by Preston City Council.
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There have been no new cases confirmed in South Ribble, with the number of confirmed cases remaining at 221 – an infection rate of 200 per 100,000 people.
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