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Coronavirus: Updates as first death confirmed in Blackburn

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  • - Bill Smith, from Great Harwood, has died from coronavirus at the Royal Blackburn Hospital.
  • - He was in his 80s and suffered from underlying health conditions.
  • - His family said they were 'genuinely over-whelmed by the care and compassion' of hospital staff

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