UK coronavirus death toll passes 50,000, official figures show
Grim milestone confirms UK status as one of the world’s worst-hit countries
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The UK reached a grim milestone in its battle with coronavirus on Tuesday, as the death toll passed 50,000 for the first time, according to official figures.
The tally comes 10 weeks after the nation went into lockdown and confirms Britain’s status as one of the countries worst hit by a pandemic that has claimed about 375,000 lives globally.
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