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A PERSON who tested positive for coronavirus has died at the Royal Berkshire Hospital.
One patient, with underlying health conditions, died today, the Royal Berkshire NHS Trust has said.
This is the first UK death related to the illness.
The older patient, reportedly a woman in her 70s, had been "in an out of hospital" for other reasons but was admitted on Wednesday evening to the Royal Berkshire Hospital and tested positive.
A statement from the Royal Berkshire NHS Trust said: "Sadly, we can confirm that an older patient with underlying health conditions has died.
"The patient has previously been in and out of hospital for non-coronavirus reasons, but on this occasion was admitted and last night tested positive for coronavirus.
"The family has been informed and our thoughts are with them at this difficult time.
"We will not be commenting further and ask that everybody respects the family's privacy."
The news comes as cases of coronavirus in the UK have more than doubled in 48 hours as the country moves towards the "delay phase" of tackling the virus.
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Some 116 people have tested positive, including 105 in England, two in Wales, six in Scotland and three in Northern Ireland.
Just two days ago there were 51 UK cases.
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