RE: Why the dip8 Jun 2020 16:06
UPDATE 1-UK COVID-19 death toll grows by 55 - lowest rise since March 22
Mon, 8th Jun 2020 14:50Thomson Reuters
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LONDON, June 8 (Reuters) - The United Kingdom's death toll
from confirmed cases of COVID-19 rose by 55 to 40,597 as of 1600
GMT on June 7, the lowest rise since a lockdown was imposed by
Prime Minister Boris Johnson in March, according to government
data published on Monday.
The last time such a low daily increase was reported was on
March 22, when the toll rose by 35, according to government
data. Johnson imposed a stringent lockdown on the United Kingdom
the next day.
A broader measure of the death toll which includes suspected
cases, shows the United Kingdom's death is likely to be above
50,000, according to a Reuters tally of official data sources.
That makes the United Kingdom the second worst-hit country
in the world, according to official statistics, after the United
States.
(Reporting by Kate Holton, writing by William James; editing by
Guy Faulconbridge and Stephen Addison)