United Kingdom: Death toll from coronavirus reaches 31,241

At least 626 people have died from coronavirus in the past 24 hours, rising the United Kingdom death toll from the virus to 31,241, according to the country’s Department of Health and Social Care.
08.05.2020 20:30:25 / English News

“As of 9am 8 May, there have been 1,631,561 tests, with 97,029 tests on 7 May. 1,207,069 people have been tested of which 211,364 tested positive. As of 5pm on 7 May, of those tested positive for coronavirus, across all settings, 31,241 have sadly died,” the Department tweeted on Wednesday.

There are 1,559 patients who are being treated at intensive care units at the moment.

According to Worldometer, a reference website that provides counters and real-time statistics for diverse topics, coronavirus pandemic has so far claimed the lives of at least 273,823 people across the world. (ILKHA)