TWO more patients have died at The Royal Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital (SaTH) on Tuesday, the Trust has confirmed.

The deaths mean the overall number of patients who have died from COVID-19 at SaTh stands at 79,with the overall number of hospital deaths in the UK moving past 20,000.

Bosses at the trust paid their condolences to the victims.

They said: "The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust is currently treating patients who have tested positive for COVID-19 (coronavirus).

"Sadly we can confirm that 79 patients being cared for at our hospitals, and who had tested positive for COVID-19, have died. Two deaths have been announced today [Tuesday].

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