Over 6,000 have died in the UK due to COVID-19 so far, as the death rate hits a new high after there are 758 deaths in England alone
In the third week of the UK’s lockdown restrictions, It seemed that things were starting to improve as yesterday the amount of people to die had dropped from the previous two days.
Unfortunately this hope was short lived, as today it has been announced that the daily death-rate has risen to a record high after 758 deaths have been recorded in last 24 hours in England alone.
The total amount of deaths in the UK due to COVID-19 has now passed 6,000 fatalities, as the total amount of cases of infection of the coronavirus has reached 51,608 as of yesterday.
The figures have been released by NHS England, showing 224 of the deaths were in London, 142 in the Midlands and 101 in the east of England.
NHS England confirmed the latest victims were aged between 23 and 102, with the 23-year-old having no underlying health conditions.
The Department of Health is yet to release figures for all of the UK, meaning the death total will rise even higher later today.
This news comes as new figures show that COVID-19 was responsible for 1 in 20 of all deaths in the United Kingdom.
This follows the Prime Minister of the UK, Boris Johnson, being taken to an intensive care unit at St Thomas’ Hospital in London, due to his persistent symptoms of the coronavirus.
In a joint statement from Downing Street and St Thomas’ hospital, they said: “The PM has been stable overnight and remains in good spirits.
“He is receiving standard oxygen treatment and is breathing without any other assistance.
“He has not required mechanical ventilation or non-invasive respiratory support.”
It has now been announced that Michael Gove, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, is self-isolating after a member of his family developed symptoms of COVID-19.
