Coronavirus: UK confirms Sunday death toll
UK confirms 21 more coronavirus deaths in hospitals taking the total number of fatalities to 43,535
- NHS England confirmed 18 more people died in its hospitals in June
- Scotland records no extra deaths for three days in a row; eight times this month
- Top scientist warned this morning that Britain is still in a ‘very precarious’ place
- Lockdown is expected to ease dramatically next Saturday, July 4
By Sam Blanchard Senior Health Reporter For Mailonline
Published: 09:15 EDT, 28 June 2020 | Updated: 09:15 EDT, 28 June 2020
Another 21 people have died of coronavirus in hospitals in England and in Wales and Northern Ireland, taking the total death toll to 43,535.
NHS England today confirmed another 18 fatalities in its hospitals, while two more people have died in Wales and one in Northern Ireland.
A full UK round-up including care home deaths will be published by the Department of Health later today.
Scotland has recorded no new deaths today, marking three days in a row and the eighth time this month.
It comes as one of the Government’s top scientific advisers warned this morning that England is ‘on a knife-edge’ as it eases lockdown, with the virus still a threat.
Scotland’s outlook appears sunnier, however, and one expert said it could be rid of the virus by the end of summer – but will have to be vigilant about imported cases.
