Tameside hospital fights UK's first fatal outbreak of hospital-acquired Covid

Exclusive: inquiry launched as several patients die of Covid-19 after becoming infected while being treated for other illnessesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA small district hospital where more than a third of all coronavirus deaths among inpatients in England occurred last week is battling the UK’s first known fatal outbreak of hospital-acquired Covid-19, the Guardian can reveal.The NHS has launched an inquiry after an unknown number of patients died of Covid-19 after becoming infected when they were in hospital being treated for another illness. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/15/tameside-hospital-fights-uks-first-fatal-outbreak-of-hospital-acquired-covid #coronavirus_outbreak #hospitals #nhs #uk_news #greater_manchester #infectious_diseases #health