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The UK has recorded another 82 coronavirus deaths and 5,177 cases in the past 24 hours, government figures show.
It is the first time that the number of daily deaths has fallen below 100 since October 9 last year. Then, 79 deaths were recorded.
The figures represent a drop since last Sunday (February 28), when 144 deaths and 6,035 coronavirus Cases were reported.
It brings the UK’s total since the start of the pandemic to 124,501 deaths and 4,218,520 cases.
Meanwhile, a total of 23,335,514 COVID-19 So far there have been coups in the UK, according to government data as of March 6.
Of these, 22,213,112 were first doses, an increase from 416,834 the day before.
Some 1,122,402 were second doses, an increase of 31,562.
NHS England said on Sunday that another 90 people who tested positive for coronavirus died at a hospital in England.
The patients were between 34 and 97 years old. All but three, ages 54 to 87, had known underlying health problems.
The deaths occurred between January 17 and March 6, with the majority occurring on or after March 3.
On Saturday, the government announced 158 more coronavirus-related deaths and 6,040 cases in the previous 24-hour period.
The latest figures come as the government prepares to begin easing the national lockdown in England with pupils returning to schools on Monday.
One person can also meet another from a different home outside for recreation and not just for exercise starting Monday, as part of the roadmap to lift the blockade.
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COVID Recovery Plan for Students
Students have spent months learning remotely and those returning to high schools will find additional safety measures including face covering in classrooms and rapid coronavirus tests.
Longer school days, shorter summer vacations, and five-semester courses are options being considered to help students catch up on lost learning. Education Secretary Gavin Williamson told Sky News.
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Some scientists have expressed concern that increased levels of interaction could drive the breeding number, the R-value, above 1, causing the coronavirus to spread faster.
But Boris Johnson has said he is “very hopeful” that the return of the students will go as planned, as he warned that the risk of keeping classrooms closed outweighed the school-driven surge in COVID-19 cases.
The prime minister said: “I think the risk is not going back to school (on Monday) given all the suffering, all the loss of learning that we have seen.”
