BREAKING: Another 89 people die bringing UK's coronavirus death toll close to 44,000
The Department of Health has confirmed another 89 deaths across the UK, bringing the Covid-19 death toll close to 44,000.The Department of Health announced on Thursday night that a cumulative total of 283,757 people have tested positive across the UK since the start of the outbreak. However,It added that 576 people have tested positive in the last 24 hours, meaning the cumulative total so far should come to 314,059.
Mr Williamson admitted that he cannot promise that some schools will not be shut down in local lockdowns if England is hit by a second wave of coronavirus in winter. Today’s figures come ahead of a huge relaxation of lockdown rules on Saturday, when pubs, bars, restaurants, hairdressers and cinemas are allowed to reopen for the first time since March.
On Wednesday the government deleted a tweet encouraging people to ‘raise a glass’ and celebrate pubs reopening, withAlthough across the country the number of daily confirmed cases and deaths has been falling since the peak in April, the virus is spreading more quickly in some local areas, creating hotspots.Not sure I fancy raising a glass when so many people are still dying every day.
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