Coronavirus UK: Death toll hits 7,097 with 938 daily fatalities

The UK’s coronavirus outbreak is slowing, Government experts say – despite the death toll jumping by a record high of 938, overtaking Italy’s worst-ever day (919) during the COVID-19 crisis. Number 10’s deputy chief scientific adviser Professor Angela McLean reassured Britons that the outbreak was not ‘out of control’, pointing to the figures showing the … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Death toll hits 8,958 with 980 new fatalities

Britain suffered another grim day in its coronavirus crisis today as officials recorded another 980 deaths in the home nations, taking the UK’s spiralling victim count to 8,958.  A further 5,706 people have been diagnosed with the disease in the past 24 hours, meaning a total of 70,783 have now tested positive. Officials managed a … Read more