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Britain on Thursday announced its first death from coronavirus within the country, as the total number of confirmed cases jumped to 115.
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[LONDON] Britain on Thursday announced its first death from coronavirus within the country, as the total number of confirmed cases jumped to 115.

"I am very sorry to report a patient in England who tested positive for Covid-19 has sadly died," England's chief medical officer Chris Whitty...

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