Coronavirus: 980 dead in UK hospitals in deadliest day of pandemic yet
Figure is exceeded in Europe only by France’s 1,417, taking total number of UK dead to almost 9,000
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The UK has recorded its worst daily fatality rate yet during the coronavirus crisis, a higher number in a single day than any experienced by Italy or Spain.
A record 980 people were announced to have died in UK hospitals in the preceding 24 hours, taking the total to 8,958.
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