Child, five, becomes UK’s youngest coronavirus victim
It comes as the UK death toll surpasses 4,000 with another 708 confirmed dead.
A five-year-old child has died after testing positive for coronavirus, NHS England has said.
The child is among 637 people who have lost their lives to Covid-19 in the last 24 hours in England.
Of today’s new cases, the oldest patient was 104, and 40 aged between 48 and 93 had no known underlying conditions. Their families have been informed.
NHS England said 212 of the deaths of patients with Covid-19 were in the
Midlands, with 127 in London, 97 in the North West, 73 in the North East and
Yorkshire, 70 in the East of England, 41 in the South East and 17 in the South
West.
Overall in the UK another 708 people have died after contracting coronavirus, taking the UK death toll to 4,313.
It is another record daily rise since the beginning of the outbreak, following yesterday’s figures. A total of 41,903 people have now tested positive for Covid-19.
The Scottish Government said 46 more people had passed away, bringing Scotland’s total to 218.
A further 13 deaths were recorded in Wales, taking the country’s toll to 154, and Northern Ireland’s total rose by eight to 56.
The latest figures come after Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced he has written to opposition party leaders – including new Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer – inviting them to a briefing to set out a pathway through ‘this national emergency’.
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