The deadly Coronavirus has been linked to 26,097 deaths in the UK to date, the Huffpost reports today, quoting official figures published for the first time on Wednesday. The report says the new figures took into account deaths in all settings rather than just hospitals.
With the release of the new figures, which included deaths in care homes and the community, the UK has one of the highest fatality rates in Europe, Huffpost said.
The UK, according to the report, had previously only released number of deaths in hospitals that had been newly reported each day.
"The new death toll was released by Public Health England and was correct as of 5pm on Tuesday" according to Huffpost.
"While the UK now has one of the highest overall death tolls in Europe, taking into account population the performance of the UK is comparable to Italy and France, and better than Belgium and Spain", it said.
With the release of the new figures, which included deaths in care homes and the community, the UK has one of the highest fatality rates in Europe, Huffpost said.
The UK, according to the report, had previously only released number of deaths in hospitals that had been newly reported each day.
"The new death toll was released by Public Health England and was correct as of 5pm on Tuesday" according to Huffpost.
"While the UK now has one of the highest overall death tolls in Europe, taking into account population the performance of the UK is comparable to Italy and France, and better than Belgium and Spain", it said.
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