Britain records 59 more Covid-19 deaths in early count – with two thirds of the victims in the North West, North East and Yorkshire
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Britain has recorded 59 more coronavirus deaths in an early count as the number of fatalities from the virus continues to rise – with two thirds of victims in the North West, North East and Yorkshire.
As many as 54 victims were announced in England, with the North West recording the highest death toll at 22. Wales recorded three additional fatalities. Scotland and Northern Ireland both announced one further death.
The official count, along with the number of new Covid-19 cases identified in the last 24 hours, will be released later this afternoon.
Yesterday the UK announced another 76 deaths, a seven per cent rise on last week’s 71 fatalities and more than double the number of victims posted last Tuesday, when there were 35.
On Wednesday last week a further 71 deaths linked to coronavirus were recorded in the final count, representing a 58 per cent rise in the rolling weekly average.
The spiralling statistics come amid fears the UK could face draconian new lockdown measures within days under plans for a local ‘Covid alert’ system.
As the number of deaths from coronavirus continued to rise:
- Boris Johnson was forced to balance fears over a surge in infections after Labour presented him with figures which revealed local restrictions in the North are failing to curb the spread of the virus;
- Heathrow bosses prepare to trial the world’s first coronavirus passport in a bid to get passengers back into the air without the risk of quarantine;
- Scotland could announce the closure of pubs today, according to reports, in a desperate bid to stop the spread of the virus in its tracks;
- NHS laboratories say they could run out of Covid-19 testing materials in days after Swiss supplier Roche warned it was facing a ‘very significant drop’ in processing capacity at its centre in Newhaven, Sussex.
