The family of a 40-year-old mother-of-five who died with coronavirus have urged people to respect lockdown rules.

Karen Hobbs had a heart attack and died, weeks after testing positive for Covid-19.

The former EasyJet cabin crew member developed symptoms a week before Christmas, was not able to get out of bed and started struggling to breathe.

She was taken to hospital and died on 19 January.

Karen’s sister Rachel Hobbs said her normally healthy sister became very ill over Christmas.

“She just looked dreadful, Christmas Day she was laid up in bed, she couldn’t do anything,” she said.

“I knew she was really bad but I’d never seen anybody like that before, it was shocking, for someone that healthy to be barely able to walk to a car is quite shocking.”