https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/breaking-uk-coronavirus-death-toll-23099071?utm_source=mirror_newsletter&utm_campaign=coronvirus_briefing_newsletter2&utm_medium=emailUK coronavirus death toll almost triples in a day with 603 more fatalities
Data for the total death toll has been released after a further 422 Covid-19 hospital deaths have been recorded across the UK over the last 24 hours
By Danya Bazaraa Senior News Reporter
16:09, 1 DEC 2020Updated16:37, 1 DEC 2020
The number of coronavirus deaths in the UK has soared by 603 with another 13,430 cases recorded. Tragically the death toll has almost tripled since yesterday when the death toll rose by 205 with 12,330 more cases recorded. Today's death toll brings the total number of deaths so far to 59,051. This is the number of deaths of people who had had a positive test result for Covid-19 and died within 28 days of the first positive test. Meanwhile the number of cases of people who have tested positive has now reached 1,643,086. Last Tuesday, November 24, the number of deaths soared by 608 as a further 11,299 cases were reported. Monday afternoon's official government figures brought the total number of cases to 1,629,657 and the total death toll is now 58,448. A further 422 Covid hospital deaths have today been recorded across the UK over the last 24 hours. There were 23 hospital deaths in Wales, 34 in Scotland, 15 in Northern Ireland and 350 in England. The figures come on the day before lockdown ends in England. This morning data was released which shows the number of weekly coronavirus deaths in England and Wales has hit its highest total since May - but there are hopes the second wave is starting to level off. A total of 2,697 deaths registered in the week ending November 20 mentioned Covid-19 on the death certificate, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. It is up from 2,466 deaths in the week to November 13 a jump of 9 per cent and it is the highest number of deaths involving the virus since the week ending May 15. The rise of 9 per cent is down from week-on-week increases of 27 per cent, 40 per cent, 41 per cent and 45 per cent in the previous reporting periods, and other recent studies have suggested infections could be levelling off.
