Coronavirus Deaths Top 350 In A Day Amid Stark Warning Toll Will Increase For Some Time uk.news.yahoo.com

On Tuesday, the government said 367 people had died within 28 days of a positive COVID-19 test. This was the highest daily death toll since 27 May, when there were 425 COVID deaths.It came as Dr. Yvonne Doyle, medical director of Public Health England, warned the rising death toll is likely to “continue for some time”. She warned: “Each day we see more people testing positive and hospital admissions increasing. Being seriously ill enough from the infection to need hospital admission can sadly lead to more COVID-related deaths.

Meanwhile, a further 22,885 lab-confirmed cases of COVID were announced, up from 20,890 on Monday. In recent weeks, infection and death numbers have tended to spike on Tuesdays because of reporting delays from weekends. The latest daily figures followed the release of Office for National Statistics (ONS) data which showed weekly COVID deaths have risen 50% in England and Wales. It comes as Boris Johnson faces pressure from scientific advisers for tougher COVID restrictions – at the same time as northern Tory MPs have demanded to know how lockdowns will be eased. The prime minister has been warned by a group of more than 50 Tory backbenchers representing northern constituencies that the pandemic is threatening his election pledge to “level up” the country as they called for a “road map out of lockdown”.