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‘Shaken to the core’, CM mourns ‘worst loss of life in a century’ and warns death toll will rise 18th January 2021
The Covid-19 crisis has left Gibraltar facing “the worst loss of life in over 100 years”, Chief Minister Fabian Picardo said on Monday, as he warned the death toll from the virus had reached 45 and would likely climb higher.
During a sombre press conference at No.6 Convent Place, Mr Picardo said he was shaken to the core by the knowledge that in the 72 hours since he made a statement to Parliament on Covid-19 last Friday, 21 Gibraltarians had succumbed to the virus.
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Gibraltar recorded another 13 Covid-related deaths over a “devastating” weekend that drove the death toll to 43 since the start of the pandemic.
During the past week alone, 27 people have passed away either as a direct result of the virus or w.