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The death toll in hospitals from coronavirus in the UK has risen by 185, the highest number on Monday since the beginning of June.
It is the first count as England enters the second week of its second national lockdown and Wales comes out of its ‘firewall’ restrictions.
The stark figures show the desperate need for a vaccine as news emerges today of a positive development in the race for a Covid-19 jab.
Monday’s tally includes 167 deaths in England, nine in Northern Ireland, eight in Wales and one in Scotland.
Compared to previous Mondays, the death toll at the hospital was 136 on November 2, 103 on October 26, and 84 on October 19.
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Deaths recorded in all settings, including nursing homes and the wider community, will be updated later today.
Figures show that England’s Midlands and North continue to lead in death statistics.
A total of 45 died in Midlands hospitals, with 17 registered with University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust.
The two youngest who lost their lives in England were between 20 and 39 years old.
Most of those who died were over 60, according to data from the NHS England.
Wales reported another 931 new Covid-19 cases, Scotland had 912, and Northern Ireland confirmed 471.
Tonight Prime Minister Boris Johnson will hold a press conference that is expected to focus on the UK’s testing regime.
Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer announced today that its experimental jab is more than 90% effective in preventing disease.
The UK has ordered 30 million doses of a Covid-19 vaccine that the company is developing together with BioNTech SE.
Drug makers say they have found no serious safety issues so far and hope to apply for an emergency use authorization in the United States later this month.
The UK has ordered 30 million doses of the BNT162 coronavirus vaccine, and said last month that it was expected that a vaccine could be rolled out in two and a half months.
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