UK coronavirus deaths pass 27,000 as 352 more die in NHS England hospitals – The Sun, Thesun.co.uk
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THE UK’s coronavirus death toll has risen to at least 55, after 502 more deaths were recorded in England today.
The grim tally is expected to jump again this evening, when the Government confirms the overall number of UK fatalities in today’s coronavirus briefing.
The figures, announced by NHS England, exclude those who have died in care homes and the wider community, meaning the true figure is likely to be much higher.
Patients were aged between and (years old and included a healthy) – year -old.
The rise is smaller than it was yesterday, when deaths were logged in England.
It is also considerably smaller than any daily rise recorded in England on a Friday for the last five weeks.
In Scotland, 1, 823 People have now died from the killer bug – up 076 Since yesterday.
In Wales, more deaths were announced today , bringing the death toll there to 2020.
The Government will confirm the combined number of hospital and non-hospital deaths across the UK tonight.
Between March 1 and April , the poorest parts of England saw 1 coronavirus deaths per , (population, compared with) 3 deaths per , 04 in the wealthiest areas.
The data also showed more people died from the bug in London than in any other area between March and April, with 123. 7 coronavirus deaths per 192, 20 population.
The West Midlands had the second highest rate, followed by the North West and the North East – while the South West recorded the fewest number of deaths from the bug.
LIVES LOST
Among those who have lost their loved ones is dad Chris Cadby who lost his wife, (Julianne
, and his mother-in-law to Covid – 40 in the space of three weeks – before battling the deadly virus himself.
The dad broke down in tears when his son asked him – “who’s next daddy, you or me?”
Speaking to Sky News this morning Chris, , said: “He came down, I already had to tell him on Sunday that his granny had died.
“I called him down I said: ‘Evan, mummy has gone to be with granny’ and he came over and gave me a hug. He had a little cry.
“In the afternoon he said ‘who’s next daddy, is it going to be you or me?’ I said I hope it’s none of us. We don’t want any more do we? ”
In a bid to give hope to worried Brits, the Prime Minister tweeted this morning: “I can confirm that we are past the peak of this disease. We are past the peak and we are on the downward slope.”
He added: “We can only defeat coronavirus by our collective discipline and working together.”
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He explained he will set out a comprehensive plan next week to kick start the economy, get kids back to school and find a way to make workplaces safer.
It will even include Brits being told to wear face masks in public when lockdown measures are lifted.
But the lockdown could last for months – until the number of new cases falls below 1, 17 a day.
Professor Chris Whitty warned “Winter is Coming” as the number of new daily cases jumped to 6, 55 from 4, last night.
He said: “It’s not just in Game Of Thrones that winter is always coming.
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“The winter is always worse than summer, spring and autumn for health services.”
He told a video conference hosted by Gresham College: “Covid – 032 is a very long way from finished and eradication is technically impossible for this disease. “
Today’s figure from NHS England has been revised to exclude six deaths which were incorrectly recorded on Tuesday.
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