UK report another 473 deaths in hospital in today,total 22,852

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Another 473 people have died from coronavirus in hospitals across the united kingdom . This takes the price in hospitals to a minimum of 22,852. The toll was updated after England recorded another 391 hospital deaths. Scotland reported 60 deaths, while 22 were recorded in Wales. Northern Ireland has not yet released its figures. a complete of twenty-two ,852 is calculated by combining the self-reported tolls from England (20,131), Wales (908), Scotland (1,475) and Northern Ireland (338, as of yesterday).

The Government is thanks to announce a significantly higher toll later today after the Department of Health began including deaths in care homes and therefore the wider community in its official figures. the newest figures emerged before Boris Johnson’s first daily news conference since recovering from Covid-19, amid mounting pressure on the Prime Minister to line out a path out of the lockdown. With the UK’s coronavirus price now the third highest within the world after the US and Italy, Downing Street is playing down any expectations of an easing of restrictions. Number 10 said a cupboard meeting earlier within the day would check out the ‘response in general’ but not make any decisions on lockdown measures. That response was facing further criticism as Health Secretary Matt Hancock’s deadline arrived for completing 100,000 Covid-19 tests each day .





With just over 52,000 tests administered on Tuesday, the deadline looks set to be missed although which will not become clear until Friday. The target has been condemned by the NHS Providers group as a ‘red herring’ which distracts from shortcomings within the long-term coronavirus strategy. It released a report on Thursday which highlights how English health and care system ‘started from a poor position’ as Covid-19 tightened its grip on Europe, and consistently ‘struggled’ to demonstrate a ‘clear, effective and well communicated strategy’, with a scarcity of clarity on who would be tested, when, how, and with what frequency.

Justice Secretary Robert Buckland acknowledged this morning that the 100,000 target might not be met. ‘Even if it isn’t met, we’re well on our thanks to ramping this up and 100,000 is a crucial milestone, but frankly we'd like more,’ he told BBC Breakfast. ‘If he (Matt Hancock) hadn’t set a target he would are criticised for being unambitious. i feel now's the time in respect of this to be bold… being brave are some things we should always acknowledge albeit the target isn’t met today.’

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