Coronavirus UK: Death toll hits 40,992 with 109 new fatalities

Britain’s coronavirus death toll today jumped by 109 as Northern Ireland recorded no new fatalities for the fourth day in a row with the outbreak across the UK continuing to fade. Department of Health bosses have yet to post the final daily toll, which is often much higher because it takes into account deaths in … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Death toll hits 40,597 with 55 new fatalities

Britain today announced 55 more Covid-19 deaths in the lowest daily toll since before lockdown, as Scotland and Northern Ireland both recorded no new fatalities for the second day in a row. Department of Health bosses say the official number of victims now stands at 40,597 — but separate grim reports say the true number … Read more

Coronavirus: UK has more daily deaths than rest of EU combined

Britain today announced 133 more coronavirus deaths, as separate shock data shows the UK’s Covid-19 outbreak is killing more people each day than the rest of the EU countries combined.  Department of Health officials have yet to confirm the final daily figure, which can often be much higher because it includes fatalities in all settings. The … Read more

Lockdown rules in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

Long-awaited changes are being made to the UK’s coronavirus lockdown with the four Home Nations now adopting different approaches to the loosening of draconian rules.  Boris Johnson set out his plans which mostly only relate to England at a Downing Street press conference last night with those changes coming into force on Monday.  But more … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Death toll passes 38,000 with 324 new fatalities

Britain today announced 324 more Covid-19 deaths, taking the official number of coronavirus victims past 38,000 as separate data shows the true number of fatalities is at least 10,000 higher.  Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced the figure tonight at Downing Street’s daily press conference, where he also revealed 2,095 more Britons had been diagnosed with the virus, taking … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Death toll hits 37,837 with 377 new fatalities

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

Coronavirus UK: Death toll hits 36,914 with 121 new fatalities

Britain today announced 121 more coronavirus deaths across all settings, taking the official death toll to 36,914 as sun-worshippers descended on parks and beaches today. It marks the lowest Monday death toll since lockdown was enforced on March 23 (74 deaths). For comparison, 160 fatalities were announced last Monday and 118 were recorded yesterday.   But death … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Death toll hits 36,042 with 338 new fatalities

The UK has announced 338 more victims of the coronavirus have died in its hospitals, taking the total death toll to 36,042. Another 2,615 people have also been diagnosed with COVID-19, meaning more than a quarter of a million Britons have now tested positive for the illness (250,908).  More than two million people have now … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Death toll hits 35,023 with 227 more deaths

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