Britain today recorded 1,182 more Covid-19 cases as government figures revealed the rolling average number of daily infections has risen slightly after dropping for four days in a row. Department of Health data released this afternoon show 1,051 Britons are testing positive for the life-threatening disease each day, on average. For comparison, the figure yesterday was … Read more
Britain today recorded just 15 more laboratory-confirmed coronavirus deaths in the preliminary toll. NHS England revealed all of the victims died in hospitals across the country. No Covid-19 fatalities were posted in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. A full round-up of the total number of fatalities — which will include all settings in England and not … Read more
Britain today recorded fewer than 1,000 Covid-19 cases for the first time in a week after 713 more Britons tested positive for the life-threatening disease. Department of Health figures show it is the lowest daily infection toll in almost a fortnight, since 670 new cases of coronavirus were announced on August 4. It means 1,080 … Read more
A further four people who tested positive for coronavirus have died in the UK, preliminary figures show. This brings the country’s total deaths during the pandemic to 41,365. This will likely be much higher when figures across all settings – including care homes and the wider community – are released. England has not yet released its … Read more
Another 13 people have died of Covid-19 in England’s hospitals but no-one else has died of the illness in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland, officials revealed today. Scotland today marked four full weeks without a single death from coronavirus north of the border, according to its official government statistics. A full round-up of the total … Read more
A further seven deaths from the coronavirus have been confirmed in Britain today, with six in English hospitals and one in Northern Ireland. The preliminary count, which will be updated by the Department of Health later this afternoon, takes the total so far to 46,581. The number of new confirmed cases will also be confirmed … Read more
Coronavirus cases in Britain have been on the up for three weeks – with 835 Britons now getting diagnosed each day, on average. The rolling rate is 53 per cent higher than the 546 on July 8, which was the lowest figure since before lockdown. And health chiefs yesterday recorded 950 more infections in the … Read more
Britain today announced eight more coronavirus deaths in the preliminary toll — taking the official number of victims to 46,372. Department of Health chiefs have yet to confirm the final daily figure, which is often much higher because it takes into account lab-confirmed fatalities in all settings. The early count — which only includes a fraction of … Read more
Britain records 15 more coronavirus deaths in the preliminary toll — taking the official number of victims to 46,314 Department of Health chiefs have yet to confirm the final lab-confirmed figure, which is often much higher The early count is calculated by adding up the daily updates that are announced by each of the home … Read more
Britain’s coronavirus cases rise again to a SIX-WEEK high: Officials record 938 more infections but only around 100 a day are being hospitalised as health chiefs post nine more deaths Some 938 Britons tested positive for Covid-19 in the last day, up by fifth from yesterday and 40% last Monday Not since June 27 – … Read more