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Dr David Weir, who was in his sixties, had worked for the NHS in North Manchester for 30 years, before moving to East Lancashire during the pandemic A dedicated and respected respiratory doctor who went on the frontline to fight coronavirus has died from the illness. Dr David Weir, who was in his sixties, had worked for the NHS in North Manchester for 30 years, before moving to East Lancashire during the pandemic. He died from Covid-19 in December and is among 216 healthcare workers who have pa...

THESE are the NHS workers from the North-East and North Yorkshire known to have died after contracting Covid.

“We are in awe of the tireless efforts of all NHS workers currently battling this evil virus. “We would sincerely like to thank the incredible ICU team at East Surrey Hospital for their world-class, compassionate care. “Our thoughts are also with his emergency department colleagues, whom he considered his second family. “A huge hole has been left in our hearts. We love you, forever and always.” Nursing assistant Ruben Munoz, centre – Ruben Munoz, nursing assistant Ruben Mu...

(Joseph Varkey) Philomina Cherian was a staff nurse and “incredibly caring friend and colleague” on the Acute Assessment Unit at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford. Read the full story here. She died on April 30 due to Covid-19, aged 63. The full list:  – Augustine Obaro, GP Dr Obaro, 63, died on January 1 after years of service working as a GP at Addison Road Medical Practice in Walthamstow, London. A father of four, Dr Obaro moved to the UK in 1999 from Nigeria and Waltham...

At least 211 frontline health and care workers have been identified after dying with coronavirus. Through tributes from loved ones and confirmation through sources such as local NHS trusts and other authorities, the PA news agency has confirmed the names of health and social care workers who have died after contracting Covid-19 since March 11. This chronological list contains people who were working in roles shortly before their deaths where they were likely to come into contact with patients. ...

The stories of those who died with coronavirus in Wales The oldest is 96, the youngest just 27 — these are some of the faces and human stories behind the devastating numbers of the coronavirus pandemic Updated From young to old, families from across Wales have lost loved ones during the coronavirus pandemic The people who died with coronavirus this year will scar families, friends and colleagues long after the pandemic abates. Among those who died include health and care workers who risked ev...