UK hits grim COVID-19 death toll figure of 100,000
The UK government s daily death toll figures rely on positive coronavirus tests in the past 28 days and are therefore slightly lower, at 98,531.
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LONDON: The UK on Tuesday hit another grim COVID-19 milestone as the country s death toll from the deadly virus crossed 100,000 since the peak of the pandemic last year.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) assessment of death certificate data reveals that there have been nearly 104,000 deaths since last year.
UK crosses grim Covid-19 death toll of 100,000, Boris Johson says hard to compute sorrow
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UK crosses grim Covid-19 death toll of 100,000, Boris Johson says hard to compute sorrow
PTI / Jan 27, 2021, 00:04 IST
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The total number of fatalities in the country has reached 100,162. It s hard to compute the sorrow contained in that grim statistic, the years of life lost, the family gatherings not attended and for many relatives not even the chance to say goodbye, said UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, as he unveiled the latest figures at a briefing from 10 Downing Street in London.
“It s an appalling and tragic loss of life. All we can do now is work together with the tolls that we have with the stay at home principle, plus the vaccines, to defeat the virus, he said.
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UK Surpasses Grim Milestone of 1 Lakh Covid-19 Deaths, PM Boris Johnson Says Hard to Compute Sorrow
A warning is displayed as the UK government imposes a stricter tiered set of restrictions amid the coronavirus disease pandemic, in London, on, December 20, 2020. (REUTERS)
The UK on Tuesday hit another grim COVID19 milestone as the country s death toll from the deadly virus crossed 100,000 since the peak of the pandemic last year, with another 1,631 daily deaths. The total number of fatalities in the country has reached 100,162.
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Locked gates at Friend’s School, Lisburn as the Northern Ireland Executive considers how long to keep schools closed
But this is only one of several options expected to be put forward in Mr Weir’s paper to his Executive colleagues, which was still being drafted yesterday afternoon.
Currently, schools are set to remain closed until after the mid-term break in the middle of February. But with the rest of Northern Ireland now under strict lockdown until at least March 5, the minister confirmed last week that it is his intention to update the Executive on whether pupils could return to schools.
UK crosses grim COVID-19 death toll of 100,000, PM Boris Johson says hard to compute sorrow
The UK government s daily death toll figures rely on positive coronavirus tests in the past 28 days and are therefore slightly behind on the death certificate figures.
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LONDON: The UK on Tuesday hit another grim COVID-19 milestone as the country s death toll from the deadly virus crossed 100,000 since the peak of the pandemic last year, with another 1,631 daily deaths.
The total number of fatalities in the country has reached 100,162. It s hard to compute the sorrow contained in that grim statistic, the years of life lost, the family gatherings not attended and for many relatives not even the chance to say goodbye, said UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, as he unveiled the latest figures at a briefing from 10 Downing Street in London.