Tributes to NHS staff and care workers who have died during the Covid-19 pandemic. (PA) At least 220 NHS staff and care workers have been identified after dying with coronavirus. The figure is likely to be higher than those identified in the list as the country endures a third national lockdown amid a rapid increase in coronavirus cases across the UK. 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 2020. This chronological list contains people who were working in roles shortly before their deaths where they were likely to come into contact with patients.
A COUNCILLOR has said 15 deaths at Perry Manor Care Home are “absolutely appalling”. Worcestershire County Councillor Pat Agar, who is a member of the authority s health overview and scrutiny committee, said: “The chief problem all along has been care homes, and the way in which people have been left exposed and vulnerable, and it is not good enough. Lessons should have been learnt from the first wave. “There is no excuse. They are like collateral damage in this situation, and it is not good enough and immoral. The worry now is if it happens in other care homes. It if happens in one, just how easy is it to happen in others?”