Tributes have now been paid to more than 70 NHS workers who died after contracting coronavirus. Dominic Raab, who is standing in for the prime minister, told Parliament on Wednesday that a confirmed total of 69 NHS workers have died after contracting Covid-19.
However, the number of healthcare workers who have been named in tributes from family and colleagues is much higher. These are the stories of the 78 NHS heroes who we know have lost their lives so far. Kirsty Jones, a healthcare support worker and mum-of-two, died after working for 24 years with NHS Lanarkshire.
She was described as a “selfless and bright” employee. Described as an “extraordinary woman” who “refused to retire”, Sophie Fagan, 78, was well known at Homerton University