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UK coronavirus death toll rises 759 to 18,100
LONDON, April 22, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – A total of 18,100 people with
coronavirus have died in hospital in Britain, new health ministry figures
showed on Wednesday, up 759 from the previous day’s toll.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock had earlier said that Britain was “at the
peak” of its outbreak of COVID-19, one of the worst in the world.
Tuesday’s toll, which does not include care homes or deaths in the
community, was 17,337, which would suggest a daily increase of 763.
But officials said the historic data has been revised.
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