A FURTHER two patients being cared for at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) have died after testing positive for coronavirus.

The two latest deaths, which were confirmed on Wednesday, bring the total number of deaths caused by COVID-19 at SaTH to 14.

It is yet to be confirmed which hospitals the victims died at.

It is believed that more have died in the county, with one care home in the Shrewsbury area confirming a resident had passed away because of the outbreak.

A spokesman for SaTH 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 14 patients being cared for at our hospitals, and who had tested positive for COVID-19, have died. Two of those have been announced today.

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

More than 2,300 people have died after testing positive for the virus in the UK.