Coronavirus: Three new deaths confirmed at King's Lynn hospital

Three more patients are now known to have died after testing positive for coronavirus at Lynn's Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

The cases have emerged in today's updated figures from NHS England and take the total number of fatalities related to Covid-19 at the hospital to 121.

The figures show that two of the deaths were recorded on Thursday, while the other occurred on Wednesday.

QEH chief executive Caroline Shaw said a short time ago: “I can confirm that three patients have died after testing positive for COVID-19 – three women, aged between 75 and 98.

"On behalf of the Trust, I would like to offer my condolences to their relatives and loved ones.”