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The death toll from coronavirus in the UK has risen by 138 today as stringent new lockdown measures are introduced to halt the second wave of the virus.
There have been 18,980 new cases registered during the previous 24 hours, slightly less than yesterday.
Deaths from coronavirus have been above 100 for the past three days, underscoring the growing threat from the virus. The death toll in all settings is now 43,293.
Hospitalizations increased dramatically today with 792 new admissions and a total of 562 people on mechanical ventilation beds.
Separate figures released by UK statistical agencies show that 58,500 deaths have now been recorded in the UK where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate.
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Earlier today it was announced that 108 patients had died in the country’s hospitals.
NHS England reported 81 more hospital deaths, in Scotland there were 13, in Wales there were 10 more deaths and in Northern Ireland there were four more deaths.
Thursday’s figures come after the Health Secretary announced that London, Essex and Elmbridge would move to the Level 2 lockdown, along with Barrow-in-Furness, York, North East Derbyshire, Erewash and Chesterfield.
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The measure prohibits residents in these indoor gathering areas outside their homes and supports bubbles.
Yesterday, the official number of coronavirus deaths in the UK increased by 137 with almost 20,000 new cases.
A total of 143 deaths from the virus were recorded on Tuesday, when 17,234 new cases were reported.
Rates of new Covid-19 cases in England remain highest in the age groups 10-19 and 20-29, according to the latest weekly surveillance report from Public Health England.
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Among young people aged 20 to 29, the rate was 252.6 cases per 100,000 people in the week through October 11, compared to 232.1 the previous week.
The rate among youth ages 10-19 was 245.2 per 100,000, compared to 269.8.
On the contrary, the rate for the group aged 70 to 79 was 54.7, compared to 43.3, while for people aged 80 and over it was 76.6, compared to 60.9.
Previously, Andy Burnham has said that Greater Manchester leaders have “unanimously refused” to take Manchester into a Level 3 lockdown.
The Mayor of Greater Manchester said the proposed city measures went “far beyond” pub closures.
The Liverpool city region is currently the only part of England under Tier 3, the strictest, coronavirus control measures.
Burnham added that northern cities will resist the measures without 80% employment support because they don’t want to be the “canaries in the coal mine.”
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