{"id":5059,"date":"2020-03-09T08:39:27","date_gmt":"2020-03-09T08:39:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=5059"},"modified":"2020-03-09T08:39:32","modified_gmt":"2020-03-09T08:39:32","slug":"third-coronavirus-death-confirmed-in-the-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=5059","title":{"rendered":"Third coronavirus death confirmed in the UK"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scotsman.com\/webimg\/b25lY21zOjgzOTcyNTQxLTA5MjYtNDY5ZS05NTJkLWRjNjQ5NDg1NWY1MjoyZjFlNTJmMi00YzhhLTQ2NzMtODQ1Yy1lOGNmNWMyY2Y2MmI=.jpg?width=640\" alt=\"A third death was confirmed today.\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>They were people in their sixties with underlying medical conditions and treated at North Manchester General Hospital before they sadly passed away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prof Chris Whitty, chief medical officer said: \u201cI am sorry to report that a third patient in England who tested positive for COVID-19 has sadly died. 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