The British Association of Social Workers (BASW) said it was deeply saddened to learn that Muhammad Islam, who worked for Birmingham’s Children’s Trust, had died after contracting Covid-19.
News of his death comes as Liverpool City Council said on Thursday a children’s services worker had also died after being infected with the virus.
BASW said the loss of Islam, together with that of another social worker in Southwark who died from coronavirus last month, were the only social worker deaths known to have been reported.
“Dreadfully, we don’t know how many others there are, or how many social workers are suffering from the virus right now,” said BASW chief executive officer Ruth Allen.
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