What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
Ten per cent of patients who have died from coronavirus in England and Wales had no underlying conditions, figures today revealed. Data compiled by the Office for National Statistics broke down the details of all the COVID-19 victims who succumbed to the illness in March. As well as showing that 90 per cent of the … Read more
More than nine in 10 fatalities from coronavirus in England were people aged over 60, figures have revealed. Just five under 20s (0.07per cent) have died from the infection. People aged 20-39 made up 0.7 per cent of the deaths and 40-59 7 per cent. The NHS England data reveals the other 92 per cent … Read more
The true scale of Britain’s devastating coronavirus crisis was today laid bare by data suggesting there are potentially thousands of hidden victims. Figures from the Office for National Statistics shows the true number of people who have died of COVID-19 is around 15 per cent higher than official figures. While hospitals in England recorded 5,186 … Read more