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Almost a fifth of England's Covid-19 deaths are occurring at one NHS trust

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Almost a fifth of the country's Covid-19 deaths on one day occurred at five hospitals in east Kent. In April less than 1% of the country's coronavirus linked deaths occurred at East Kent Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust.

That figure has more than doubled month-on-month since, reaching 18% of the country's total 55 deaths by July 20. Meanwhile, Kent's three other hospital trusts have not recorded a single coronavirus death in the last fortnight.

The Trust - which has hospitals in Dover, Canterbury, Ashford, Margate and Folkestone - has recorded 90 per cent more Covid-related deaths than any other NHS provider over the last month, analysis by shows.

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