A second person is confirmed to have died from coronavirus in the UK.
According to the M.E.N, the health secretary confirmed an elderly person had died in Milton Keynes Hospital.
In an interview with ITV News, Mr Hancock said: "I’m very sorry to hear the news of a second death here in the UK of somebody with coronavirus - again somebody who was older and who had underlying health conditions.
"My condolences go out to the family and to his loved ones."
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He added: "We are working around the clock to keep people safe, to make sure we get the best possible response in this country to try to contain the virus."
It comes as PA reported earlier that samples taken from an elderly patient who died at Milton Keynes Hospital were being investigated for coronavirus.
On Thursday evening another patient, reported to be a woman in her 70s, became the first person in the UK to die after being diagnosed with Covid-19 while at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading.
Last week, a British tourist who had been on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship, which was quarantined in Japan, became the first UK citizen to die from the virus.
