The Royal Berkshire Hospital Nhs Trust in the Uk has annouced the first death of oits citizen after testing positive of the ravaging Corona Virus. In a statement on its website, the hospital said: “Sadly, we can confirm that an older patient with underlying health conditions has died. The patient has previously been in and out of hospital for non-coronavirus reasons, but on this occasion was admitted and last night tested positive for coronavirus.”

“Public Health England is contacting anyone who may have come into contact with the affected patient to offer advice.”

The number of confirmed cases jumped from 85 to 115 today. The Department of Health said that 18,083 people have now been tested for Covid-19.

The Prime Minister’s spokesman said it was “highly likely the virus is going to spread in a significant way”.

In the US, the spread of the virus has hit California where a state of emergency has been declared after a passenger on a cruise ship died as a result of the virus Covid-19