Britain records 53,135 Covid cases in record daily high and another 414 deaths Department of Health figures reveal the infection toll is the largest yet recorded in Britain By Luke Andrews For Mailonline Published: 16:49 GMT, 29 December 2020 | Updated: 17:07 GMT, 29 December 2020 Advertisement Britain today recorded 53,135 cases of coronavirus in … Read more
England and Wales record 231 new coronavirus hospital deaths amid fears over spread of mutant variant By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 14:47 GMT, 27 December 2020 | Updated: 14:47 GMT, 27 December 2020 A further 231 people who tested positive for coronavirus have died in hospital in England, bringing the total number of confirmed deaths … Read more
England and Wales record 196 coronavirus hospital deaths on Boxing Day with London suffering the most with 44 amid fears over mutant variant London suffered the most with 44 deaths amid a mutant strain of coronavirus In Wales 35 patients in hospitals died after suffering from the cruel disease Daily deaths and cases won’t be … Read more
The United States has recorded its second deadliest day of the COVID-19 pandemic with 3,400 deaths and a record 117,000 people being treated in hospitals – as President-elect Joe Biden warns the ‘darkest days’ are still ahead. At least 3,401 Americans died on Tuesday, which is the second highest daily toll after December 16 when just … Read more
Independent MP William Wilberforce wrote the Slave Trade Act in 1807 which abolished the industry across the British Empire. It was enacted in 1833 The transatlantic slave trade was launched by Portuguese traders with the construction of sub-Saharan Africa’s first permanent slave trading post at Elmina in 1492. But it soon passed into Dutch then … Read more
Baby deaths probe at Telford hospital finds ‘immediate and essential’ action is needed to improve maternity care across whole of England – as health minister slams NHS trust’s ‘shocking failings’ Inquiry into deaths and poor care allegations is looking at 1,800 families’ cases The independent review has identified seven ‘immediate and essential actions’ Senior midwife … Read more
UK records 16,578 more cases of coronavirus and 533 deaths as fatalities continue to decline in the wake of England’s second lockdown Department of Health figures show the number of cases rose by 2.5 per cent compared to last Wednesday Deaths, however, fell by 17 per cent compared to last week after 533 were recorded … Read more
Welsh people urged NOT to spend Christmas with their families or risk ‘higher deaths and hospitalisations in January’ as country’s infection rate surges 65% in three weeks By Sam Blanchard Senior Health Reporter and Connor Boyd Assistant Health Editor For Mailonline Published: 13:40 GMT, 9 December 2020 | Updated: 13:46 GMT, 9 December 2020 People … Read more
The Office for National Statistics report, the first of its kind, shows deaths dropped by 3,054 in 2019. They have only declined three times in the last 20 years, but are generally trending upwards.
As the holiday weekend draws to a close, doctors and public health experts warn that coronavirus cases and hospitalizations will continue to rise before a vaccine is approved for emergency use authorization. On Sunday, the US recorded 138,903 cases, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. It is less than the record 205,557 infections reported … Read more