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Deaths from CORONAVIRUS have risen, but infections are stabilizing, as the UK battles a second wave of the deadly virus.
Another 413 people have died with Covid, 50 percent more than at this time last week, when 275 people lost their lives.
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Another 24,957 people also tested positive for the virus overnight.
It comes as:
Another 283 people have died in hospitals in England. A 39-year-old man was one of nine with no underlying health conditions to lose his life to the virus.
The worst affected were the North West, where 84 people died, followed by the North East and Yorkshire, where health chiefs recorded 82 deaths.
Another 69 people died in the Midlands, while 16 deaths were reported in eastern England, 14 in London, 10 in the southwest and eight in the southeast.
In Scotland, 1,596 more tested positive for the virus and 39 more died, while in Wales, which is nearing the end of a 17-day lockdown fire, 958 new cases were reported and 32 people died.
Despite the rising tide of deaths, some experts say the UK has already passed the peak of the second wave and should be in “good shape” by December.
Daily infections are down from a week ago, while the national R rate has also held steady for the past seven days.
A survey by the Office for National Statistics also suggests that new infections are declining, while Public Health data for England showed that cases were down in more than half of the country’s local authorities.
The findings will be a huge boost to Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s hopes of ending the lockdown on December 2.
The closure has shut down all non-essential businesses, including clothing stores, pubs, and restaurants.
The usually bustling urban centers were deserted today because Christmas shoppers were staying away.
Oxford Street, which has 200 million visitors a year and is Europe’s most popular shopping street, was one of the streets that fell into eerie silence, just a few weeks before Christmas.
But many Britons packed parks and beaches on the first Saturday of the shutdown.
Reports of occupied public spaces will no doubt alarm the government after officials urged organizers of Remembrance Sunday events to “discourage” the public from paying their respects.
Under new instructions from No. 10, city councils were told that events at war memorials can take place, as long as services are held outdoors and are brief, with a minimum number of attendees.
However, as the British prepare to celebrate the day, the government has issued a warning to “be aware” of the risks of spreading Covid.
And while members of the public are legally allowed to stop and watch the commemorations, event organizers must “take reasonable steps to discourage the public from attending.”
The directive comes days after it was revealed that England’s new lockdown will prevent veterans from going to church this weekend.
Instead, servicemen and women will be forced to stay outside in the cold, and those caught entering the interior could face a £ 200 fine.
Companion to the House of Lords, Lord Cormack, who had planned a safe and socially estranged event at Lincoln Cathedral, called the rule “shameful.”
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Calls for “sensible exceptions” were endorsed by the former Archbishop of Canterbury, as well as the Catholic Church.
Lord Carey, 84, said tomorrow may be the last day for veterans to pay their respects to fallen comrades.
Under the four-week lockdown, places of worship are closed for community prayer until December, unless they are used for funerals, individual prayer, or childcare.
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