BFF-25 UK virus death toll rises by 596 to 16,060: ministry

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UK virus death toll rises by 596 to 16,060: ministry

LONDON, April 19, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – The number of people in Britain
who have died in hospital from the coronavirus has risen by 596 to
16,060, according to daily health ministry figures on Sunday.

As of 5 pm on 18 April, of those hospitalised in the UK who tested
positive for coronavirus, 16,060 have sadly died,” said the ministry,
up from 15,464 earlier.

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