ANOTHER death of a patient who had tested positive for coronavirus has been confirmed at the trust which runs Colchester Hospital.

NHS England figures released yesterday afternoon confirm the patient died at the East Suffolk and North Essex Trust.

Although the death was registered yesterday, the patient passed away whilst being treated at the trust on Sunday.

The trust's total death toll at both Colchester and Ipswich hospitals now stands at 345.

Another two deaths were also confirmed at other hospitals in Essex on Wednesday.

One took place at the Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals Trust and the other at the Southend University Hospitals Trust.

Across England, there were another 77 deaths of those who had tested positive for Covid-19 confirmed in hospitals, NHS England figures show.

A total of 298,136 positive cases of coronavirus have now been confirmed in Britain, with 41,969 deaths directly association with the virus as of Wednesday afternoon.

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