Daughters of Yorkshire grandad who died from coronavirus urge people to 'take advice seriously'

The daughters of a Yorkshire grandad who died after testing positive for coronavirus have urged people to take health advice seriously.

Leonard Gibson, 78, who also had the lung disease chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, died at the Northern General Hospital, in Sheffield, on Tuesday, just days after testing positive for Covid-19.

Mr Gibson, who lived in sheltered accommodation in Oughtibridge, Sheffield, was admitted to hospital on Saturday after continuing to feel unwell following a course of antibiotics.

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He tested positive for coronavirus following his admission and died three days later.

Mr Gibson's daughters, Lisa Broughton and Michelle Lenton, described their dad as "kind, loving, generous, crazy and fun loving - a jolly Irish man who made everyone smile".

They urged people to take the advice given by Public Health England and the Government seriously.

Lisa said: “At a time like this, community spirit, kindness and vigilance are more important than ever to make sure we get through this outbreak.

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"Everyone should listen to the advice we are being given and take this seriously.”

Lisa and Michelle thanked the ‘amazing’ hospital staff who went the extra mile to care for their dad during his time in hospital.

They said: "We have nothing but praise for the NHS and our dad’s treatment, especially the kindness that everyone showed us.

"They really went the extra mile for dad and our family. For example when we could not be there in person, we rang lots of times to see how he was.

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"Even though they were probably very busy, every member of staff took time to talk to us in detail but more importantly they made sure dad knew each time that we had phoned and that we had said we loved him.

"A small thing but so important to us at that time.”