Sir Patrick Vallance, the chief scientific officer, today said the R number of the coronavirus is now between 0.7 and 0.9, down from 0.7 to 1 last week Another 377 people have died of the coronavirus in Britain, officials announced today, pushing the total number of fatalities to 37,837 as a blood-testing survey suggests seven per … Read more
The U.S. death toll from coronavirus topped 100,000 on Wednesday, a startling milestone just four months after the country’s first case was confirmed. It remains the highest death toll from the virus in the world and surpasses the U.S. military combat fatalities suffered in every conflict since the Korean War. Johns Hopkins University said there … Read more
Britain today announced 412 more Covid-19 deaths, taking the official number of victims to 37,460 – as NHS data showed more than half of trusts haven’t recorded a fatality in the last 48 hours. Department of Health figures show the daily number of fatalities is 13.5 per cent higher than the figure announced last Wednesday (363) … Read more
UK announces preliminary daily Covid-19 death toll of 209 – taking official number of victims to 37,257 Department of Health officials have yet to publish the final Covid-19 figures, which are often much higher The preliminary death tally is calculated by adding up individual counts given by each of the home nations NHS England today … Read more
Britain today announced 134 more victims of the coronavirus, taking the country’s total death toll to 37,048. The Department of Health also confirmed that 2,004 more people have tested positive for the disease, meaning 265,227 have received a diagnosis since the outbreak began in February. It comes after separate data today revealed fewer people died … Read more
Sweden has registered more than 4,000 coronavirus deaths after shunning lockdown in favour of more relaxed social distancing. The country reported a total of 33,843 cases on Monday and 4,029 deaths, far in excess of the totals reported by its Nordic neighbours who went into full lockdown. Critics have accused Swedish authorities of gambling with … Read more
Britain today announced 77 more coronavirus deaths, taking the official death toll to 36,870 as sun-worshippers descended on parks and beaches today amid an expected 79F heatwave. NHS England recorded 59 Covid-19 fatalities across hospitals. While Scotland declared three deaths in all settings, Wales seven and Northern Ireland eight. Department of Health bosses, who release … Read more
Britain today announced 351 more coronavirus deaths, taking the official number of victims to 36,393 – as Government scientists warned the reproductive rate is still teetering on the brink of spiraling back out of control. Experts sitting on Number 10’s SAGE panel today revealed the crucial R-value – the average number of people that will contract COVID-19 … Read more
Expert Professor Carl Heneghan said daily coronavirus deaths could be zero by the end of next month The daily number of deaths from coronavirus could be approaching zero by the end of next month, an expert suggested yesterday. It came as the number of deaths officially linked to Covid-19 in England and Wales fell for … Read more
Britain today recorded another 227 coronavirus deaths including a seven-year-old who had an underlying health condition, as the UK’s total number of victims surpassed 35,000. The preliminary figure is calculated by adding up the individual updates from each of the home nations. Officials at the Department of Health has yet to reveal the final daily tally. The … Read more