UK Covid death toll rises by 442 as daily figure drops by half in two weeks
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mirror.co.ukThe UK's coronavirus death toll has risen to 121,305 after a further 442 more fatalities were confirmed. This afternoon the Department of Health also said a further 9,938 people had tested positive for Covid in 24 hours.
Covid-19 deaths are finally moving downward after topping 1,000 a day 23 times in January and February - but experts warn easing lockdown too fast could lead to another surge.
A week ago 738 coronavirus deaths were announced, while a fortnight ago the figure was 1,001. One month ago, on January 24, 610 deaths were confirmed.
In the past seven days there have been 2,815 coronavirus deaths, a 31 per cent fall compared to the week before. Video Loading Video Unavailable Click to play Tap to play The video
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