England records 10 more Covid-19 deaths in preliminary count as UK’s fatality toll nears 42,000

Britain today recorded 10 more coronavirus deaths in the preliminary count, with all of the fatalities occurring in England. Health officials have yet to confirm the final daily figure, which takes into account data from every setting across the UK. The early count for England only includes laboratory-confirmed victims in NHS-ran hospitals. Yesterday, the virus … Read more

Grandfather, 84, who had NEVER left UK is the earliest known fatality from coronavirus outside China

British man died in JANUARY from coronavirus: Grandfather, 84, who had NEVER left UK is pronounced earliest known fatality outside China after post mortem found COVID-19 in his lungs An 84-year-old man died at the end of January from Covid-19, it was claimed  Peter Attwood’s death has been partly attributed to Covid-19 by a coroner  … Read more

Coronavirus US: Death toll hits 150k as seven states set daily fatality records

America has now recorded more than 150,000 COVID-19 fatalities, reaching a grim new milestone in the coronavirus pandemic.  On Wednesday afternoon, Johns Hopkins University confirmed that 150,034 Americans have now died from the highly contagious virus, with more than half a dozen states clocking their highest daily number of fatalities in the past 24 hours.   … Read more

Public transit linked to coronavirus death risks – and may explain higher fatality rate for blacks

Public transit may be the reason that black people are dying from the novel coronavirus at higher rates than whites, two new studies suggest. African Americans are more than 2.5 times likely than Caucasians to ride commuter rails, subways and buses – and 3.5 times more likely to die of the virus. One study found … Read more

Interactive map shows location of hundreds of UK locations that have managed to avoid a fatality

An interactive map which shows coronavirus deaths by postcode reveals hundreds of towns and villages have managed to avoid a single fatality during the pandemic. Looking at the map, from Office for National Statistics data, reveals large swathes of Wales, South West and East England have remained unscathed by the virus which has blighted the majority of … Read more

The coronavirus death lag explained: How it can take weeks for fatality to be recorded

What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Death toll hits 137, youngest fatality is 47

Britain’s coronavirus death toll has today risen to 137 as the number of cases surpassed 3,200, Scotland’s fatality toll doubled overnight and Northern Ireland confirmed its first victim of the life-threatening infection.  Officials announced 33 more deaths, the joint highest daily fatality count recorded on British soil since the crisis began to rapidly spiral out … Read more

Coronavirus: US death toll hits 11 with California’s first fatality

A patient with coronavirus has died in Placer County, near Sacramento, marking the first coronavirus death in California. According to the Placer County Public Health, the patient was elderly and had pre-exisiting conditions. Health officials say the person was likely exposed to the virus on a Princess cruise ship that traveled from San Francisco to … Read more