Two Yorkshire Ambulance Service workers have died in the space of three days after contracting coronavirus, the trust said.
It is not known where the colleagues contracted the deadly bug. Chief executive Rod Barnes said the advanced emergency medical technician from North Yorkshire and the specialist paramedic from West Yorkshire died in hospital on Tuesday and Thursday respectively.
They have not been named. "Both colleagues had worked tirelessly for many years serving their local communities, and were married with families," he said in a statement. "On behalf of everyone at YAS, we would like to offer our deepest sympathies to their families. "We know that many people within the trust are affected by this very tragic news and we are