UK loses 473 to coronavirus in 24 hours
This takes the death toll in hospitals to at least 22,852.Scotland reported 60 deaths while 22 were recorded in Wales.
Northern Ireland has not yet released its figures. A total of 22,852 is calculated by combining the self-reported tolls from England , Wales , Scotland and Northern Ireland .The Government is due to announce a significantly higher toll later today after the Department of Health began including deaths in care homes and the wider community in its official figures.
With the UK’s coronavirus death toll now the third highest in the world after the US and Italy, Downing Street is playing down any expectations of an easing of restrictions. Number 10 said a Cabinet meeting earlier in the day would look at the ‘response in general’ but not make any decisions on lockdown measures.
That response was facing further criticism as Health Secretary Matt Hancock’s deadline arrived for carrying out 100,000 Covid-19 tests a day.
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