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UK records fourth successive daily high in COVID-19 deaths
LONDON, April 4, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – Britain on Saturday reported 708 more deaths from COVID-19 — the fourth successive daily high — as the number of confirmed cases rose to nearly 42,000.
“As of 9am (0800 GMT) 4 April, a total of 183,190 people have been tested of which 41,903 tested positive. As of 5pm on 3 April, of those hospitalised in the UK who tested positive for coronavirus, 4,313 have sadly died,” the health ministry said in a statement.
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