LONDON, April 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The latest death toll from the coronavirus in the United Kingdom has risen by 917 to 9,875 people, health officials said on Saturday.
The Department of Health also said 78,991 had tested positive for the virus as of 0800 GMT on Saturday.
Britain is hoping the number of infections, hospital admissions and deaths are reaching a peak, allowing it to consider when it could ease a lockdown.
Those who died aged were between 11 and 102 years old, and 33 had no known underlying health condition, NHS England said.
The 11-year-old is now the country’s youngest victims of the Covid-19 outbreak.
Scotland reported 47 deaths, taking the total number of fatalities there to 542, while 15 more people have lost their lives in Northern Ireland bringing the country’s total to 107.
The Department of Health and Social Care said 18,091 tests had taken place as 19 NHS workers are confirmed to have lost their lives in the pandemic.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock said it was a ‘heartbreaking story’ and it affected everyone in the NHS to see their colleagues pass away.
The government on Friday published a UK-wide plan to ensure supplies of personal protective equipment for health care workers. — NNN-AGENCIES
