Thirteen people who tested positive for coronavirus have died in hospital in England today, bringing the total number of confirmed deaths in hospitals to 29,173. NHS England said this afternoon the patients were aged between 46 and 96 years old and all had known underlying health conditions. But full figures will not be published today for … Read more
Countries with female leaders have fared significantly better during the coronavirus pandemic than nations led by men, research suggests. An international team of experts led by Trinity College Dublin analysed outbreaks in 35 countries, 10 of which were run by women. Among them were Germany, New Zealand, Denmark and Finland – four nations which have been … Read more
Britain today recorded 114 more Covid-19 victims, meaning the rolling average number of daily deaths is now 10 per cent higher compared to last week. Department of Health figures show 82 Britons are now succumbing to the life-threatening infection each day – up from the seven-day mean of 74 last Friday. Figures also show a … Read more
Health Secretary Matt Hancock today ordered Public Health England to review the way it counts deaths because of a ‘statistical flaw’ that means officials are ‘over-exaggerating’ the daily toll. PHE counts people as victims if they die of any cause any time after testing positive for Covid-19 – even if they were hit by a bus months … Read more
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has called for an urgent review into the way Public Health England counts coronavirus deaths. PHE is ‘over-exaggerating’ the daily coronavirus death toll because it counts people as victims if they die of any cause at any time after testing positive for Covid-19, top academics revealed last night. People are never truly … Read more
Britain today announced just 66 more coronavirus deaths — meaning the daily average number of fatalities has now dropped to the lowest level since March. Department of Health figures show 72 Britons are now succumbing to the life-threatening infection each day but two top experts claimed the government’s official count of new victims is still too high. … Read more
Britain records 24 more Covid-19 deaths in preliminary toll as Scotland has now gone a WEEK without any fatalities Department of Health chiefs have yet to confirm the final daily Covid-19 death toll, which is often much higher The preliminary toll is calculated by adding up the daily updates declared by each of the four … Read more
Britain today announced 28 more coronavirus deaths in the preliminary toll as separate data revealed the number of people dying has dropped to the lowest since mid-March. 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 … Read more
More than 120,000 Britons could die from Covid-19 in hospital this winter, ministers have been warned. Leading academics were asked to predict a ‘reasonable worst-case scenario’ of how a second wave of coronavirus could hit Britain by Number 10‘s chief scientist Sir Patrick Vallance. The group — from the Academy of Medical Sciences — found … Read more
A second wave of coronavirus this winter could result in 120,000 hospital deaths, scientists warn. Action must be taken now to mitigate the ‘reasonable worst case scenario’ which would see the NHS overwhelmed, the Academy of Medical Sciences says. The grim forecast – which does not include care home deaths – was commissioned by the … Read more