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Coronavirus France: Death toll hits 8,911 with 833 new fatalities

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France records its highest daily death toll with 833 coronavirus fatalities in the last 24 hours – takings its grim tally to 8,911 France, which had recorded several days of improvements, was setback today  It had recorded 357 new deaths on Sunday and 441 fatalities on Saturday But the previous record of 588 on Friday was exceeded by … Read more

Coronavirus deaths in France slow for a second day running as the nation records 357 fatalities

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Coronavirus deaths in France slow for a second day running as the nation records 357 fatalities Patients admitted to intensive care was also lowest daily increase in several days France has so far recorded 70,478 confirmed cases and a total death toll of 8,078 The nation has been in lockdown since March 17 in a bid … Read more

Italy records its lowest daily death toll for more than two weeks with 525 fatalities in 24 hours

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Italy unveils plans for ENDING lockdown: Health minister announces ‘phase two’ will involve more testing and continued social distancing – as nation records its lowest daily death toll for two weeks Italy recorded lowest daily toll since March 9 when 427 were reported dead Meanwhile there were 3,977 people in intensive care, a fall of 17 … Read more

British coronavirus death toll rises by 43 to 465 – but England only sees 28 more fatalities

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The UK’s coronavirus death toll has jumped by 41 to 465, but England only sees an additional 28 more fatalities, down from 83 on Tuesday. Twenty-eight more patients died overnight in England. Six more patients died in Scotland, five in Wales and four in Northern Ireland. They included a 47-year-old who did not have an underlying … Read more

British coronavirus death toll rises by 41 to 465 – but England only sees 28 more fatalities

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The UK’s coronavirus death toll has jumped by 41 to 465, but England only sees an additional 28 more fatalities, down from 83 on Tuesday. Twenty-eight more patients died overnight in England. Six more patients died in Scotland, five in Wales and four in Northern Ireland. Scotland only announced two deaths yesterday, while Wales confirmed just … Read more

Iran’s coronavirus death toll tops 2,000, with 143 new fatalities

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Iran has shut down inter-city travel in its first major crackdown to stop the spread of coronavirus, amid fears of a ‘second wave’ of infections as the death toll surged past 2,000 today.  Government spokesman Ali Rabiei announced that ‘new journeys will be banned, leaving towns and cities will be banned’ after many Iranians ignored official … Read more

UK coronavirus death toll jumps to 289 as Wales and Scotland each announce four more fatalities

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What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more

Coronavirus: death toll soars as Italy has 168 fatalities in a day

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Italy recorded 168 coronavirus deaths today, its highest single-day toll to date, pushing the number of fatalities outside China to more than 1,000. Overall in Italy, 631 people have died from the COVID-19 disease caused by the virus and 10,149 have been infected in just over two weeks.  Today’s toll raised the number of deaths … Read more

Coronavirus deaths outside of China are 126% higher than fatalities within the country

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Figures released by China on Wednesday suggest the tide of the coronavirus epidemic in the nation may be turning.  For the first time since the outbreak began, the number of coronavirus deaths outside of China exceeded those reported inside the country.  Only 38 deaths from the virus were reported on Wednesday, according to the Chinese … Read more