coronavirus. The viral illnesses killed 1,013 people in the first week of August alone.According to the latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), this is six times more than the 152 who lost their lives to coronavirus.This comes as the UK recorded 1,089 cases on Tuesday while the daily average fell for the third day in a row.In the last 24 hours it was confirmed there had been 12 lab confirmed coronavirus deaths making it the lowest since lockdown.Before the fall, cases of coronavirus had been rising for more than a month adding to fears of a second wave.But latest Department of Health figures show 1,071 Britons on average are testing positive for the life-threatening disease each day.This is down from the six-week high of.
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