US records fewer than 1K coronavirus deaths in day for the first time since late November

The United States recorded fewer than 1,000 coronavirus deaths for the first time in nearly three months and the lowest number of cases since mid-October. There were 989 COVID-19 related fatalities reported on Tuesday, the lowest figure seen since November 29, for a total of 486,332. Daily deaths, which were spiking in the latter half … Read more

Salsa legend and Fania Records founder Johnny Pacheco dies at 85

Salsa legend and Fania Records founder Johnny Pacheco dies at 85 after being hospitalized with pneumonia By Rachel Mcgrath For Dailymail.com Published: 23:18 GMT, 15 February 2021 | Updated: 01:55 GMT, 16 February 2021 World-renowned musician and bandleader Johnny Pacheco has died. The Dominican-born nine-time Grammy nominee passed away on Monday after being hospitalized with … Read more

How your health records could be filled with mistakes

A few days before Christmas, I received an email from the NHS stating: ‘We are writing to let you know about government advice for people considered to be at highest risk of becoming very unwell if they catch Covid-19. This is because your medical records tell us you are someone with Down’s syndrome.’ My first … Read more

Britain records 9,765 Covid cases in smallest daily rise since OCTOBER

Britain today recorded just 9,765 coronavirus cases in the smallest daily rise since October, in yet more proof that the worst of the pandemic has been and gone. Health bosses also announced another 230 lab-confirmed deaths. Both daily tolls were down by 30 per cent on last Monday’s 14,104 infections and 333 fatalities.  It is the … Read more

Covid infections continue to plunge as UK records another 10,972 cases

Britain has recorded a further 10,972 Covid cases today – down 31 per cent on last Sunday. In a positive sign for Boris Johnson’s ‘roadmap’ out of lockdown, today’s daily case load is almost a third smaller than the 15,845 reported this time last week. Today’s death toll of 258 has also decreased week-on-week, with the figure standing … Read more

UK records another 13,308 Covid infections – down 27% on last week

The UK has recorded another 13,308 coronavirus infections – down 27 per cent on last week. Daily deaths have also dropped by a quarter to 621 taking the total to 116,908 – although separate figures suggest the number could be much higher.  The number of coronavirus cases have continued to drop as Boris Johnson today said … Read more

Thousands of vulnerable patients not told to shield during Covid pandemic due to out of date records

Shielding alert forgot 375,000 vulnerable patients who were not warned to shield from Covid-19 because records were out of date, report claims National Audit Office said hospital records for shielding were weeks out of date  Making system from scratch led to people waiting weeks for food and medicines   Revealed 126,000 people were contacted in error … Read more

Active funds are outperforming and sales break records

Their fans say active funds are the place to be during times of crisis or opportunity and it seems as though investors haven taken note. The latest fund flow data from the Investment Association has revealed a huge £5.2billion worth of net retail sales into actively managed funds in December – the second highest inflow … Read more

UK records 18,262 new Covid cases – down a fifth in a week

The UK has recorded 18,262 new coronavirus cases – down a fifth in just one week. In a triumphant sign that the UK’s third national lockdown has slowed the spread of a highly-infectious Covid-19 variant, today’s daily case total is down 21.5 per cent on the 23,275 seen last Saturday.  Britain’s daily death toll has … Read more

Britain records 16,840 Covid cases in lowest daily figure in eight weeks

Britain records 16,840 Covid cases in lowest daily figure in eight weeks as deaths continue to fall with another 1,449 victims By Luke Andrews For Mailonline Published: 16:22 GMT, 2 February 2021 | Updated: 16:35 GMT, 2 February 2021 Advertisement Britain has recorded another 16,840 coronavirus cases in the lowest daily rise for eight weeks, … Read more