By HANNAH OSBORNE:
February 19, 2013 10:59 AM GMTA patient has died from the Sars-like coronavirus infection in a Birmingham hospital.
The patient, who was being treated at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, died from the disease. The victim, who has not been identified, was admitted last week.
The patient had caught the infection from a family member, who had developed the disease while travelling in the Middle East and was admitted to hospital in Manchester.
A statement from the hospital said: "The patient passed away on Sunday morning in the hospital's critical care unit.
"The patient was already an outpatient at QEHB, undergoing treatment for a long-term, complex, unrelated health condition. The patient was immuno-compromised and is believed to have contracted the virus from a relative who is being treated for the condition in a Manchester hospital." http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/436777/20130219/first-coronavirus-uk-death-sars-respiratory-birmingham.htm?
