Coronavirus: Sherwood Forest Hospitals, which runs Newark Hospital, records 64 deaths of patients after testing positive for covid-19

Sherwood Forest Hospitals has recorded 64 deaths of patients in its care after testing positive for coronavirus.

The latest deaths across the trust were recorded on Sunday, when two people died. Another person died two days earlier.

The trust runs Newark Hospital, King's Mill Hospital and Mansfield Community Hospital.

Richard Mitchell, chief executive at Sherwood Forest Hospitals, said: "Sadly, we can confirm that 64 patients being cared for at our hospitals, and had tested positive for covid-19, have died.

"Our thoughts and condolences are with the families and friends of those patients at this very difficult and distressing time."

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