Britain records 138 more coronavirus deaths as daily fatalities continue to drop — but the average number of new Covid-19 infections is HIGHER than it was last week, official data reveals Government statistics show the official death toll now stands at 44,968, with 81 deaths on average each day The rolling seven-day average of daily… Read More »
By Clare Wilson , Jessica Hamzelou , Adam Vaughan , Conrad Quilty-Harper and Layal Liverpool A laboratory analyst working on a vaccine for the coronavirusIsopix/Shutterstock Latest coronavirus news as of 5 pm on 10 July UK has opted out of advance purchase of coronavirus vaccine candidates with the EU The UK government has decided not… Read More »
Britain records 25 more Covid-19 deaths as figures show more than HALF of NHS trusts in England have gone a week without a single fatality and Scotland records NONE for the fourth day in a row Department of Health officials say the laboratory-confirmed coronavirus death toll now stands at 43,575 But real number of victims… Read More »
NHS England is asking doctors and midwives to provide more checks and support to black, Asian and ethnic-minority (BAME) pregnant women because of their greater risk from coronavirus. Black mums-to-be are eight times more likely to be admitted to hospital with Covid-19 than white pregnant women. Pregnant Asian women are four times as likely to… Read More »