An inquest has opened into the death of a patient at a mental health unit who had Covid-19.

Paul Knight, 55, was an inpatient at the Trevor Gibbens Unit in Maidstone, and on Monday, April 6 was found to be "profoundly hypoxic", which means his body wasn't getting enough oxygen.

He was immediately put on a ventilator and diagnosed with coronavirus.

But with ongoing respiratory failure, Mr Knight's health continued to deteriorate and four days later, on Friday, April 10, he passed away at the hospital.

At present, the cause of death has been given as Covid-19 and pulmonary disease.

The full inquest has been provisionally set for August 25 at County Hall in Maidstone.

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