UK overtakes Italy with Europe's highest official Covid-19 death toll

By Andy Bruce

World
Wednesday, 06 May 2020
8:46 AM MYT

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LONDON (Reuters): The United Kingdom has overtaken Italy to report the highest official death toll from the new coronavirus in Europe, figures released on Tuesday (May 5) showed, increasing pressure on Prime Minister Boris Johnson over his response to the crisis.

Weekly figures from Britain's Office for National Statistics (ONS) added more than 7,000 deaths in England and Wales in the week to April 24, raising the total for the United Kingdom to 32,313.

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UK overtakes Italy with Europe's highest official Covid-19 death toll