A midwife who died on Thursday after testing positive for coronavirus has been named as Lynsay Coventry. The 54-year-old is the latest NHS staff member to die during the outbreak and the first serving NHS midwife in England whose death has been publicly confirmed.
The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, Essex, revealed she died on Thursday, April 2, at Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust.A moving picture posted on Facebook shows staff at the maternity unit standing in mourning in tribute to their friend and colleague.The message next to the picture begged people to stay indoors to help protect other NHS staff putting their lives in the line.Lance McCarthy, chief executive of the Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT), said: "It