Covid UK: Cases fall 29% in a week to 21,088 and deaths fall by 3.7%

UK Covid cases fall 29% in a week to 21,088 and deaths fall by 3.7% with another 587 fatalities recorded as public health experts say impact of vaccine should be seen in ‘two weeks’ Covid cases fell by nearly 30% in a week, from 30,004 down to 21,088 cases Daily deaths also fell by 3.7% … Read more

UK records 30,004 new Covid cases and 610 new daily deaths

UK records 30,004 new Covid cases, down 22% week-on-week, with 610 new daily deaths taking total to 97,939 By William Cole For Mailonline Published: 16:22 GMT, 24 January 2021 | Updated: 16:22 GMT, 24 January 2021 The UK has recorded another 30,004 Covid cases, down almost a quarter on last Sunday, and a further 610 … Read more

Britain suffers 813 coronavirus hospital deaths – decrease of 10% on last Saturday

Britain has suffered 813 coronavirus hospital deaths after the government was accused of ‘scaremongering’ over a claim the Kent variant was 30 per cent more deadly. The figure was a decrease of ten per cent on last Saturday’s 904 hospital deaths as experts today played down fears a UK variant of the coronavirus is more deadly … Read more

Coronavirus UK: London deaths appear to start falling as app estimates daily infections plunge

More proof Britain’s Covid crisis is on the way out? Government’s own data shows deaths in London began falling LAST WEEK as symptom-tracking app claims daily cases have HALVED in a fortnight Public Health England’s daily data shows the average number of deaths has fallen four days in a row in London The Covid Symptom Study … Read more

2020 is set to be the deadliest year in U.S. history with more than 3.2 million total deaths

Preliminary figures suggests 2020 will be the deadliest year in U.S. history. A record 3,260,397 people died last year, which public health experts says is due to COVID-19, indirect pandemic deaths and overdoses.   That figure is about 15 percent higher than the 2,835,533 Americans who died in 2019, according to the Centers for Disease Control … Read more

Britain records 1,290 Covid deaths – up just 3.4% in a week

Britain recorded another 1,290 coronavirus deaths and 37,892 new infections on Thursday. Fatalities increased by just 3.4 per cent on the same day last week and marked a steep decline on the deadliest days ever: 1,820 on Wednesday and 1,610 on Tuesday. In a further positive sign, the number of new cases declined by more … Read more

London buses are turned into ambulances to ease strain on NHS as Covid deaths continue to soar

Two London buses have been converted into ambulances to help ease the strain on the NHS in the hard-hit capital as Covid deaths continue to soar.  The single-decker buses can carry four patients each and have been kitted out with all vital equipment including infusion pumps, oxygen masks and monitors.  Bus firm Go-Ahead converted the buses in the … Read more

Covid-19 is blamed for spike in AVALANCHE deaths

Covid-19 has been blamed for a spike in avalanche deaths, with experts saying skiers are going off-piste to avoid crowds and ignoring warnings because they are sick of following coronavirus rules. So far this winter, 14 people have died as a result of avalanche accidents in Switzerland, including eight people over the last weekend alone. … Read more

US passes 400K COVID deaths on Trump’s final full day as President

The United States hit a grim milestone and surpassed 400,000 coronavirus deaths on Tuesday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. That figure is more than the number of Americans who died during World War I, the Korean War and the Vietnam War combined and nearly the same number who died in World War II  … Read more

America passes 400K COVID deaths on Trump’s final full day of office

The United States hit a grim milestone and surpassed 400,000 coronavirus deaths on Tuesday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.  That figure is more than the number of Americans who died during World War I, the Korean War and the Vietnam War combined and nearly the same number who died in World War II. … Read more