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Health

England's COVID-19 hospital death toll rises 429 to 14,829, lowest rise in two weeks

FILE PHOTO: Medical staff wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) at the back of an ambulance outside Lewisham hospital as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, London, Britain, April 20, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

The COVID-19 death toll in English hospitals rose 429 to 14,829, the lowest daily rise in at least two weeks.

"15 of the 429 patients (aged between 49 and 92 years old) had no known underlying health condition," the health service said.

The United Kingdom's figures will be released shortly.

(Reporting by Guy Faulconbridge and Kate Holton)

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