Man in his late 50s dies from coronavirus in Bristol: UK death toll rises to at least 22 as government prepare to release latest official figures
- Man was being cared for at the Bristol Royal Infirmary and was in his 50s
- Have been over 1,000 confirmed cases of the illness across the UK so far
- The man had underlying health conditions and his family have been informed
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A man in his late 50s has died in Bristol after contracting the coronavirus, pushing the UK death toll to at least 22.
So far in the UK there have been over 1,000 confirmed cases of the disease and the department of health and social care today pushed back releasing new information as they continue to grapple with the increasing number of cases and deaths.
In a statement, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust said: ‘Sadly, we can confirm that a man who was being cared for at the Bristol Royal Infirmary, and had tested positive for Covid-19, has died.
‘The patient who died was in his late-fifties and had underlying health conditions.
A man in his late 50s has died at Bristol Royal Infirmary after contracting the 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.’
It comes as eleven new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in Northern Ireland, bringing the total number of known cases there to 45.
The Department of Health said people with mild symptoms – new persistent cough and/or fever – should stay at home and self-isolate for seven days and that they will not require testing.
In Wales there were 34 new cases today, pushing its total to 94. A huge jump from 60.
Public Health Wales said it was working with partners in the Welsh Government and the wider NHS in Wales now that the country had entered the “delay” phase.
The new cases, by local authority area, are: two in Blaenau Gwent, four in Caerphilly, three in Carmarthenshire, one in Ceredigion, four in Swansea, three in Cardiff, one in Monmouthshire, three in Newport, two in Rhondda Cynon Taf, two in Torfaen and one in the Vale of Glamorgan.
The residential areas of eight of the new confirmed cases were still being confirmed on Sunday.