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Britain’s coronavirus death toll has soared to 15,538 after nearly 900 more deaths were reported at the hospital in 24 hours.
The United Kingdom is one of the five countries with more than 15,000 deaths, joining the USA. The US, Italy, Spain and France amid signs that the curve is flattening out.
Another 885 people have died in the UK, according to new daily totals released individually by England (784), Scotland (56), Wales (28) and Northern Ireland (17) on Saturday afternoon.
The UK total previously stood at 14,653 at the same time on Friday.
The death toll in England now stands at 13,918, followed by Scotland (893), Wales (534) and Northern Ireland (193).
In England, the last patients to die were between 26 and 100 years old. Of these, 38 (ages 44 to 96) had no known underlying health conditions.
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The latest surge came amid new hopes that a vaccine could be available by September and ministers are said to disagree on whether to start lifting the blockade in May or extend it until the summer.
The Health Department released its updated toll on Saturday afternoon, saying 15,464 patients had died in the hospital as of 5pm Friday.
It is an increase of 888 from 14,576 the day before.
The Health Department said, as of 9 am Saturday, that 114,217 people tested positive, 5,526 more than Friday.
The daily total of 5,526 is slightly lower than Friday’s daily increase of 5,599, which was the highest daily total for a week, as experts said the UK appeared to be peaking and the curve appeared to be flattening out.
There is a delay in the data reported by the Department of Health. Their total does not include new deaths that UK nations have individually reported since 5 p.m. Friday.
Overall, 460,437 tests have been completed, with 21,389 tests on Friday, excluding data from Northern Ireland.
The death toll does not include deaths in private homes, hospices, or residences, where up to 7,500 people are feared to have died during the outbreak.
The death toll in England amounts to almost 14,000
NHS England has announced 784 new deaths from people who tested positive for Covid-19, bringing the total number of confirmed hospital deaths in England to 13,918.
Of the 784 new deaths announced on Saturday:
– 150 occurred on April 17.
– 320 occurred on April 16.
– 101 occurred on April 15.
The figures also show that 187 of the deaths occurred between April 1 and April 14, and the remaining 26 deaths occurred in March, with the earliest death occurring on March 14.
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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 be confirmed as positive for Covid-19, for post-mortem exams to be processed, and for validation of test data.
Figures released on Saturday by NHS England show that April 8 currently has the highest total for most hospital deaths occurring in a single day, 799, although this could change in future updates.
The death toll in Scotland jumps to almost 900
A total of 893 people who tested positive for coronavirus in Scotland died, an increase of 56 from Friday’s number, according to the Scottish government.
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Throughout the country, 38,233 people have been evaluated for Covid-19, with 7,820 positives.
As of Friday night, 1,793 patients were in the hospital with confirmed or suspected coronavirus, a decrease of six.
Of these, 182 were being treated in intensive care units, seven fewer than the night before.
Wales toll increases to 534
Public Health Wales has announced 28 new deaths from people who tested positive for Covid-19, bringing the total number of confirmed deaths in Wales to 534.
The new deaths, by area of the health board, are:
– 19 at Cwm Taf Morgannwg.
– 5 in Aneurin Bevan.
– 2 in Swansea Bay.
– 1 in Cardiff and Vale.
– 1 in another part of Wales.
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There have been a total of 6,936 confirmed cases in Wales, an increase of 292, while 24,114 tests have been performed on 20,766 individuals.
Deaths rise to 193 in Northern Ireland
Another 17 people in Northern Ireland have died in hospitals with coronavirus in the last day, the Public Health Agency said.
This brings the total number of confirmed deaths in hospital settings in the region to 193.
PHA said 148 other people were diagnosed with Covid-19 in Northern Ireland.
Increases the total number of people diagnosed with coronavirus to 2,486.
Experts have said that locks should not be lifted completely until a vaccine is ready for widespread use, although that could take many months.
Professor Sir John Bell, a member of the government’s vaccine working group and advisor in life sciences, said that human testing of a vaccine will begin within the next week at the University of Oxford.
The trials could be completed in mid-August, he said, amid hopes that a vaccine would be available the following month.
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Sir John told the BBC Radio 4 Today program: “The real question is whether it will be effective.
“It will protect people, and that has not been proven and will only be proven once you have vaccinated a significant number of people and exposed them to the virus and counted how many people have contracted the virus in that population.”
“So we won’t even get a sign of that until May.
“But if things are going on and are effective then I think it is reasonable to think that they could complete their test in mid-August.”
He added: “If we can see evidence of a strong immune response in mid to late May, then I think the game is on.”
“Then, of course, there is the big problem of how billions of doses are manufactured on a large scale.”
The comments came amid fears that some hospitals might run out of certain types of personal protective equipment (PPE) this weekend.
Doctors and nurses in England have been asked to work without full-length gowns and to reuse items when treating coronavirus patients before the expected shortage of protective clothing, sparking outrage from unions.
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Chris Hopson, president of NHS Providers, said some trusts will run out of supplies on Saturday or Sunday because “we have reached the point where the national stock of fully fluid repellent coveralls and coveralls is depleted.”
The comments came when a British Medical Association (BMA) survey of more than 6,000 doctors across the country said a significant number of them remain without the protection they need to protect themselves against Covid-19.
It echoed another survey of 14,000 medical personnel conducted by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) that found that half of nurses have felt pressure to work without the proper protective equipment during the crisis.
At least 50 NHS workers have died after contracting coronavirus.
There is believed to be some disagreement in the Cabinet over whether the blockade restrictions should be lifted on May 8 or whether they should remain in place until June.
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It comes amid fears for the economy and workers.
Some ministers are believed to be unhappy that there has not been a proper debate on options, the Daily Mail reported.
Top conservatives have warned that ministers are underestimating the public by refusing to discuss exit strategies to end the blockade.
Former Brexit secretary David Davis said: “Other countries have been very open about what they have done.
“There really is no reason, there is no argument not to debate and argue with all the available facts.
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“There are many, many benefits to being open about this. The argument that was made, that we don’t want to confuse the message, I think it’s just wrong. You underestimate the public. The public understands that there are phases to it.
In other developments, the Queen’s birthday will not be marked by arms salutations in what is believed to be the first due to the coronavirus crisis.
The monarch turns 94 on Tuesday, but is said to have decided that firearms salutes would not be “appropriate” at this time.
A team of researchers will examine the Chinese government’s response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Led by Professor Jane Duckett from the University of Glasgow, the team will evaluate measures implemented in China to combat the virus, which originated in Wuhan City.
More than 2.25 million cases of coronavirus have been recorded worldwide, AFP reported.
About half of them are in Europe.
Captain Tom Moore had a No. 1 song when his NHS fundraiser reached £ 22 million.
The 99-year-old WWII veteran promised to walk 100 laps of his garden when he launched the fundraiser and promised to continue after reaching his goal.
Her charity single, a cover version of You’ll Never Walk Alone with singer Michael Ball, topped iTunes, leaving Vera Lynn’s We’ll Meet Again out of first place.
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