The death toll from coronavirus in the United Kingdom tops 10,000 as there are growing fears the nation could end up with a higher death toll than Italy or Spain.
after a recordedThe two previous daily increase figures were both above 900. On previous weekends since the outbreak began, figures have dipped, which can reflect longer delays in registering deaths.
While the number of new cases and hospitalisations in the nation appears to have plateaued, deaths are still rising. Virus death tolls in Italy and Spain have been on a downward slope, and there are growing fears that the UK will end up being the country with the most virus deaths in Europe. However, in some positive news Health Minister Matt Hancock says the NHS has not been overwhelmed and that there are"Today marks a sombre day in the impact of this disease as we join the list of countries who have seen more than 10,000 deaths related to coronavirus," Mr Hancock said.
"At the start of this crisis people said that the NHS would be overwhelmed. And we've seen the risk of that elsewhere but not here.
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