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The death toll from the UK coronavirus is close to becoming the worst in Europe after another 288 deaths were reported.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock confirmed at the Downing Street briefing that 28,734 people in Britain have now been killed by Covid-19.
The numbers include deaths in hospitals, nursing homes, and the broader community, and today’s figures are the smallest increase since March.
The UK moved to just 150 toll fatalities in Italy, which has the highest number of people in Europe, the second in the world only in the US. USA
Since then, Italy has recorded 195 more deaths, bringing its total to 29,079, but the respective trajectories of the two countries make it likely that the UK will overtake Italy in the coming days.
Hancock said that as of 9 am Monday, 1,291,591 coronavirus tests had been carried out in the UK, that’s another 85,186 tests in the last 24 hours.
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It is the second day in a row that Britain has failed Hancock’s goal of 100,000 tests per day.
An additional 3,985 new cases were reported across the country, and the number of people with Covid-19 in hospitals decreased by 13% in the past week from 15,322 to 13,258.
Earlier today, another 229 deaths were reported in UK hospitals.
England reported 204 new deaths, Wales had 14, Northern Ireland registered six and Scotland five, bringing the hospital total to 24,344.
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The figures represent the lowest number of hospital deaths since the end of March: on March 29, the Health Department recorded 214 Covid-19 related deaths.
The figures were announced as the Government’s draft guide for Brits to return to work recommends staggered shift times, hot desk reduction and the closure of office elevators as measures to protect employees.
The UK has passed the peak of its outbreak and the daily total has steadily declined as the Government considers when and how to ease blocking restrictions now in its seventh week.
The previous totals on Mondays were 360 on April 27, 463 on April 20, 697 on April 13 and 441 on April 6.
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Monday generally has the lowest daily total for the week due to a delay in reporting deaths over the weekend. Many will not be counted until Tuesday or later.
The NHS announced 204 new hospital deaths in England, bringing the country’s total to 21,384.
Of the 204 new deaths:
– 54 occurred on May 3
– 108 occurred on May 2
– 24 occurred on May 1
Figures also show that 17 of the new deaths occurred in April, while the remaining death occurred on March 29.
NHS England publishes daily updated figures showing the dates of each coronavirus-related death in hospitals in England, often including previously uncounted deaths that occurred several days or even weeks ago.
This is due to the time it takes for deaths to confirm as positive for Covid-19, to process post mortem exams, and to validate test data.
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Figures released today by NHS England show that April 8 continues to have the highest number of hospital deaths in a single day, with a current total of 867.
Of the 21,384 confirmed deaths reported so far in hospitals in England of people who tested positive for Covid-19, 11,205 (52%) were people 80 years of age or older, while 8,310 (39%) were 60-79.
According to the NHS England, another 1,706 (8%) were between 40 and 59 years old, 152 (1%) between 20 and 39 and 11 (0.05%) between 0 and 19 years old.
The number of deaths announced so far by University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust has reached 778.
This is the highest number for any trust in England.
In a video message on Twitter, the Prime Minister said it was important to comply with the five tests established by the Government before facilitating the blockade.
“We can only move to the second phase of this conflict if our five tests are met,” he said.
The tests are:
– That the NHS must have sufficient critical care capacity.
– There must be a sustained and constant drop in daily deaths.
– The infection rate must be decreasing to “manageable levels”.
– There must be enough PPE and test supplies.
– Any adjustment should not lead to a second peak that may overwhelm the health service.
Johnson said, “The worst thing we could do now is relax too soon and allow a second coronavirus spike.”
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