Coronavirus UK: Death toll hits 18,689 with 589 new fatalities

England, Scotland and Wales announce 589 more coronavirus victims taking the UK’s death toll to 18,689 Today’s death toll is considerably lower than those of the past two days Department of Health announced 828 fatalities on Tuesday, 763 on Wednesday  Government had hoped to keep deaths below 20,000 but will hit that by Sunday  Here’s … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Death toll hits 14,576 with 847 new fatalities

Britain’s coronavirus daily death toll today dipped slightly to 847, fuelling hopes that the UK’s fatality curve is finally flattening after days of uncertainty.  Fewer than 900 deaths have been recorded in British hospitals for six days in a row, suggesting the darkest days of the crisis could now be behind us.   April 10 was … Read more

US records 19,681 fatalities – overtaking Italy’s death toll after 2,000 Americans died in one day

The United States moved past Italy for the highest death toll in the world from the coronavirus on Saturday as Chicago and other cities across the Midwest braced for a potential surge in victims and moved to snuff out smoldering hot spots of contagion before they erupt. According to the latest figures, 508,791 Americans have … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Death toll hits 8,931 with 953 new fatalities

Britain suffered another grim day in its coronavirus crisis today as officials recorded another 953 deaths in the home nations, taking the UK’s spiralling victim count to 8,931.  England recorded 866 new fatalities among infected patients in hospital, while another 87 were today confirmed in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The preliminary figure – the … Read more

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

Italy sees its lowest rate of new coronavirus deaths so far as fatalities rise 3.2% to 17,669

Italy today recorded its lowest rate of new coronavirus deaths so far with a 3.2% increase in deaths to 17,669, while infections went up by 3,856 to 139,442. There were another 542 fatalities recorded, which compared with 604 the day before and 636 deaths on Monday. There were 3039 new case on Tuesday, so today’s figure marked … Read more

Italy sees its lowest rate of new coronavirus deaths so far as fatalities rise 3.2% to 17,669

Italy today recorded its lowest rate of new coronavirus deaths so far with a 3.2% increase in deaths to 17,669, while infections went up by 3,856 to 139,442. There were another 542 fatalities recorded, which compared with 604 the day before and 636 deaths on Monday. There were 3039 new case on Tuesday, so today’s figure marked … Read more

UK announces 936 more coronavirus fatalities pushing UK death toll up to 7,095

The UK has announced 936 more deaths from the coronavirus today, taking the total number of fatalities to 7,095.  NHS England has confirmed 828 more people have died in its hospitals, aged between 22 and 103 years old. Scotland, where 77 more deaths have been confirmed, also diagnosed a further 336 infections in the past … Read more

Coronavirus France: Death toll hits 8,911 with 833 new fatalities

France records its highest daily death toll with 833 coronavirus fatalities in the last 24 hours – takings its grim tally to 8,911 France, which had recorded several days of improvements, was setback today  It had recorded 357 new deaths on Sunday and 441 fatalities on Saturday But the previous record of 588 on Friday was exceeded by … Read more

Coronavirus France: Death toll hits 8,911 with 833 new fatalities

France records its highest daily death toll with 833 coronavirus fatalities in the last 24 hours – takings its grim tally to 8,911 France, which had recorded several days of improvements, was setback today  It had recorded 357 new deaths on Sunday and 441 fatalities on Saturday But the previous record of 588 on Friday was exceeded by … Read more