Coronavirus patients discharged from hospitals in Doncaster and Worksop

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals announced that in the past 24 hours it had discharged another six patients who had contracted the virus.

“Our colleagues are giving it their all and are doing an outstanding job in these extraordinary times,” it said.

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“Please continue to support them - stay home, protect the NHS, beat Covid-19. Together we can do this!”

The announcement comes after the trust shared the story of 92-year-old William Gelder, whose family were told to brace themselves for the worst when he was admitted to Doncaster Royal Infirmary last Thursday with severe coronavirus symptoms but who is now back home after beating the virus.

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He was one of 23 patients the trust – which also runs Bassetlaw Hospital in Worksop and Montagu Hospital in Mexborough – said at the time had been discharged after treatment for COVID-19.