Britain's Health Secretary Matt Hancock, left, and Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty leave 10 Downing Street, as the UK enters a seventh week of lockdown to help stop the spread of coronavirus, in London, Monday May 4, 2020. After a long period of worldwide social isolation, society is adapting to the new normal and many governments are considering ways to relax current restrictions while still controlling the impact of highly contagious COVID-19 coronavirus. (Dominic Lipinski / PA via AP)
At least 28,734 people have died from the novel coronavirus in the UK, the country’s Health Secretary Matt Hancock said today.
That’s a rise of 288 from the day before, which is the lowest daily increase in the death toll since the end of March.
Hancock cautioned the figures tend to be lower after the weekend because of a lag in reporting, and added that number is expected to rise.
The total number of tests performed in the UK so far is 1,291,000. The daily testing capacity in Britain stands at 108,000.
The total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases is 190,584, up by 3,985 from the day before.
There are currently 13,258 coronavirus patients in hospital, the UK Health Secretary said.
