Britain Scotland Ireland Coronavirus show death covid-19 hospital Britain Scotland Ireland

UK coronavirus death toll passes 40,000 with more than 8,000 in care homes

Reading now: 672
www.mirror.co.uk

The number of deaths in the UK involving coronavirus has passed 40,000, analysis of officials statistics by the PA news agency suggests.

This includes 8,000 deaths in care homes across England and Wales. The total includes new figures published this morning by the Office for National Statistics.

These figures show that 35,044 deaths involving Covid-19 occurred in England and Wales up to May 1 (and had been registered up to May 9).

The latest figures from the National Records of Scotland, published last week, showed 2,795 deaths involving Covid-19 had been registered in Scotland up to May 3.

Read more on mirror.co.uk
The website celebsbar.com is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.

Related News

DMCA