CARDIFF, UNITED KINGDOM - APRIL 27: A vehicle marked 'Private Ambulance' leaves the Wild Water Group cold storage warehouse, the site of a temporary mortuary facility established at the Port of Cardiff on April 26, 2020 in Cardiff, United Kingdom. The site is part of temporary mortuary facilities, referred to as South Wales Mortuary, that are capable of holding up to 1,500 deceased patients, according to a spokesperson for the Cardiff and Vale University Health Board and representative of the South Wales Local Resilience Forum. "This will ensure the ongoing availability of mortuary service provision during the COVID-19 pandemic," the statement said. (Photo by Matthew Horwood/Getty Images)
At least 30,076 people have died from coronavirus in the UK, the country’s Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick said on Wednesday.
The country now has the highest confirmed death toll in Europe and the second-highest death toll in the world, behind the United States.
The number of people who tested positive for the virus stands at at least 201,101 with 13,615 people currently hospitalized.
