Britain announces 63 more Covid-19 deaths in preliminary toll as outbreak continues to fizzle out Department of Health chiefs yet to confirm final toll, which includes lab-confirmed deaths in all settings The preliminary count is calculated by adding up the updates from health chiefs in all of the home nations NHS England today reported 55 … Read more
Britain today announced 154 more Covid-19 deaths and just 653 coronavirus cases, in the lowest daily jump for more than three months as the outbreak continues to fizzle out. Department of Health figures show the overall number of victims has now topped 43,000 — but other grim data taking into account all suspected deaths reveals the … Read more
Britain today announced just 15 more Covid-19 deaths in the lowest daily toll since 10 days before lockdown was introduced as the outbreak that once terrorized the nation continues to fizzle out. Department of Health statistics show 42,647 Britons have now died after testing positive for the coronavirus — but the actual number of fatalities … Read more
A healthy 13-day-old baby has become Britain’s youngest Covid-19 victim, health chiefs confirmed today as 135 more deaths were announced and promising statistics showed a third of hospital trusts in England have gone a week without recording a single fatality. Department of Health officials say the death toll now stands at 42,288. But the tally … Read more
Britain today announced another 184 deaths from Covid-19, taking the country’s total number of lab-confirmed victims past the 42,000-mark. Department of Health statistics show the daily number of fatalities has dropped 25 per cent in a week, with 245 announced across all settings last Wednesday. Deaths announced so far today include hospital deaths in England … Read more
The UK has confirmed a further 38 deaths from the coronavirus today, one of the lowest one-day increases since the lockdown began in March, taking the total death toll to 41,736. Today’s figure is a 66 per cent drop from Monday two weeks ago, when 111 deaths were officially recorded. Yesterday just 31 deaths were … Read more
Britain’s coronavirus death toll rose by 202 today in the lowest Friday jump in 12 weeks, taking the UK’s total victims to 41,481. More than 292,000 people in Britain have now tested positive for the virus, after a further 1,541 patients were diagnosed in the last 24 hours. Today’s death figure marks the smallest Friday rise since … Read more
Britain’s coronavirus death toll today jumped by 109 as Northern Ireland recorded no new fatalities for the fourth day in a row with the outbreak across the UK continuing to fade. Department of Health bosses have yet to post the final daily toll, which is often much higher because it takes into account deaths in … Read more
Britain today announced 55 more Covid-19 deaths in the lowest daily toll since before lockdown, as Scotland and Northern Ireland both recorded no new fatalities for the second day in a row. Department of Health bosses say the official number of victims now stands at 40,597 — but separate grim reports say the true number … Read more
There have now been more coronavirus deaths in care homes than hospitals in Scotland, official figures show. National Records of Scotland (NRS) statistics show Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificates of 1,818 care home victims, higher than the 1,815 in hospitals. Nicola Sturgeon has been savaged over the crisis in care homes after it emerged … Read more