Craig Ruston died on Monday morning
A man in his 40s with motor neurone disease (MND) is thought to be the youngest person in the UK to have died having tested positive for coronavirus.
Craig Ruston, died in Kettering, Northamptonshire, on Monday morning and his chest infection was diagnosed as Covid-19.
In a post on his Facebook page, Me and My MND, his wife Sally paid tribute to a “wonderfully kind and caring person”.
Prof Andrew Chilton, medical director from Kettering General Hospital, said: “Sadly we can confirm that a man who was being cared for at Kettering General Hospital, and had tested positive for Covid-19 has died.
“The patient who died on 16 March had underlying health conditions.
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