The number of coronavirus hospital deaths in Britain have risen by 199 - a drop of 43 per cent on last Friday. The tragic new number fatalities represent a decline in number, as Covid cases continue to fall two months after Boris Johnson imposed a third lockdown on England.
In the latest data covering the last 24 hours, England recorded 174 news deaths, Wales recorded 12, Scotland recorded 11 and Northern Ireland recorded two.
This is a drop from a week ago, when 352 deaths were recorded - the lowest Friday increase of 2021 so far. By comparison, the tolls announced on other Fridays this year were 367 on February 19, 508 on February 12, 649 on February 5, 865 on January 29, 1,143 on January 22, 1,025 on January 15, 886 on January 8, and
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