The number of UK coronavirus deaths in hospitals increases by 469 as the rate continues to decline

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The number of deaths in hospitals from coronavirus in the UK has increased by 469, new tragic figures show.

England saw 370 deaths, an increase from 18 from yesterday’s death toll of 352, while there were 44 in Wales.

Northern Ireland has confirmed 11 deaths in the last 24 hours, while Scotland reported 44 others.

This brings the total number of Covid-19 victims in the UK to 23,832.

The numbers show a continuing trend of the slow decline in the number of hospital deaths. A week ago, 711 deaths were reported in England, with 784 on Saturday, April 18.

Unfortunately, the actual number of lives lost by Covid-19 will be higher when confirmed later by the Health Department, as this does not include those who died in nursing homes, hospices, and private homes.

NHS England said the latest victims were between 38 and 100 years old, and 25, the youngest at 41, had no known underlying health conditions.

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Today’s figure is less than half the record for a single day, 953, reported on April 10.

NHS England has released a regional breakdown showing where the most recent deaths occurred, with Northeast and Yorkshire seeing the highest number.

  • East of England – 51
  • London – 51
  • Midlands – 63
  • North East and Yorkshire – 89
  • Northwest – 64
  • Southeast – 32
  • Southwest – 20

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the UK has already passed the Covid-19 peak, but England’s chief medical officer Chris Whitty warned that the country “was not near the end of the pandemic.”

The latest figures come after 427 deaths were announced yesterday, 482 on Thursday, 610 on Wednesday and 653 on Tuesday.

The government has said it will not consider lifting the blockade until the death rate and daily infection rate drop dramatically.

Ministers are eager that a second spike could lead to restrictions being put in place.

Yesterday, research by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed that the death rate in the poorest areas is double that of their richest counterparts.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is considering allowing the British to return to work in late May

Nick Stripe, head of health analysis at the Office of National Statistics (ONS) said: “People living in more disadvantaged areas have experienced Covid-19 death rates more than twice as many as those living in less disadvantaged areas.

“Overall death rates are typically higher in the most disadvantaged areas, but so far Covid-19 appears to be taking them even higher.”

The Prime Minister is reportedly considering allowing the British to return to work at the end of the month.

But those who can work from home may still have to, as the government seeks to prevent an increase in the number of infections.

Germany has seen an increase in cases since lifting its social distancing measures, prompting concern that strict rules could be reintroduced to re-control the outbreak.

Figures released by the Office of National Statistics show where the death rate is highest

Figures released yesterday show that in London, between early March and April 17, 85.7 deaths per 100,000 residents were related to Covid-19.

Liverpool, Birmingham, and Manchester, as well as Hertsmere, Salford, Watford, Middlesbrough, Luton, Sandwell, and Slough all had rates above 65 deaths per 100,000 people.

In Wales there were 929 Covid-19 deaths during that period, 18% of all deaths.



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