Britain's overall death toll from the coronavirus outbreak rose by 739 to 27,510 on Friday, as new data indicated that people in disadvantaged ...
LONDON: Britain's overall death toll from the coronavirus outbreak rose by 739 to 27,510 on Friday , as new data indicated that people in disadvantaged areas were worse hit.
Friday's number includes thousands of home testing kits that have been sent in the post but not yet returned. The minister paid tribute to delivery companies including Yodel for helping to send out the tests.The government has faced weeks of criticism, particularly from health and social care workers, who say they have been unable to get tests despite dealing with COVID-19 patients.
The government has faced weeks of criticism, particularly from health and social care workers, who say they have been unable to get tests AFP/Oli SCARFFDEATH AND DEPRIVATION "We're ... trying to understand the impact of the virus as much as we possible can as and when we get new evidence." The ONS figures, which analysed deaths between Mar 1 and Apr 17, confirmed London was the epicentre of Britain's outbreak, which is the second worst in Europe behind Italy.
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