Scotland has reported no new coronavirus deaths for the first time since lockdown began back in March
England - 72 new deaths - total hospital deaths 27,430 Individual health authorities in the home nations collate their numbers at different times throughout the day and so they may not tally up to the UK government's overall daily total.Scotland's health secretary urged caution in"reading too much into today's figures" and reminded people that the number of deaths reported at the weekend is often lower.
"It is still very likely further COVID deaths will be reported in the days ahead," said Jeane Freeman. As the trend for fewer deaths and cases in the UK nations continues, Health Secretary Matt Hancock warned the ongoing Black Lives Matter protests could cause infections to rise.He told Sky's Sophy Ridge on Sunday show:"Gathering in large groups is temporarily against the rules precisely because it increases the risk of the spread of this virus.
"So I would urge people to make their argument, and I will support you in making that argument, but please don't spread this virus which has already done so much damage and we are starting to get under control."
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