Kate Garraway’s beloved husband Derek Draper nearly died in hospital from sepsis

KATE Garraway’s Covid-haunted husband nearly died in hospital from sepsis, The Sun can reveal.

Devoted Kate said Derek Draper was left “fighting for his life again” in intensive care.

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He recently developed sepsis after his kidneys stopped working properly.

Kate, 55, who plans to return to ITV’s Good Morning Britain today, posted online: “Derek’s health took an unexpected & frightening turn for the worse.

“Thanks to the extraordinary NHS teams & his own amazing life force & spirit Derek — please God — is back on the right side of it now.”

A pal confirmed Derek, 54, who fell ill three weeks ago, was out of intensive care and “battling on”.

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Derek, who spent longer in hospital with Covid — 13 months — than any other Brit, has children Darcey, 16, and Billy, 13, with Kate.

The UK Sepsis Trust says a fifth of Covid patients get sepsis in the year following discharge from hospital and a fifth of those die.

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Derek spent 13 months in hospital with Covid, longer than any other Brit[/caption]

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Kate plans to return to ITV’s Good Morning Britain today[/caption]