BREAKING: UK coronavirus death toll passes 3,000 after another 684 die
More than 3,000 people have now lost their lives toThe national death toll rose by 684 since yesterday, making it the biggest daily increase since the start of the outbreak. As of 9am this morning a total of 173,784 people have been tested for Covid-19, 38,168 of whom tested positive. As of 5pm yesterday 3,605 of those hospitalised had passed away.
The figures for the whole of Britain were updated after Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said another 46 people had died, bringing Scotland’s total to 172. A further 24 deaths have been recorded in Wales, bringing its total to 141 and the death toll in Northern Ireland has risen by 12 to 48. Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said the peak of the UK’s outbreak could be on Easter Sunday. When asked about the possibility he told Sky News: ‘I defer to the scientists on the exact predictions, I’m not going to steer you away from that. That is one perfectly possible outcome.
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