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KentOnline Podcast: Councillor battling Covid talks about conditions at Dartford's Darent Valley Hospital

16:07, 08 January 2021

updated: 16:17, 08 January 2021

A councillor who's battling coronavirus has described the conditions in hospital from his bed.

Ricky Jones is being treated at Dartford's Darent Valley where critical care is at 'full stretch' according to bosses.

It comes after grim statistics revealed 50 people had died with the virus at hospitals in Kent - the highest figure in the county in a single day.

Meantime, there are calls for decisions to be made sooner rather than later on whether the Kent Test will go ahead at normal this year.

We hear from a student who says they should get some of their tuition fee money back as they study from home.

Away from covid news - there's a football revolution happening in Margate and we've been finding out about it.

Plus we catch up with Gillingham's Jordan Graham ahead of their game against Burton Albion this weekend.

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