LONDON: Britain on Saturday (Apr 4) reported 708 more deaths from COVID-19 in a new daily high, as the number of confirmed cases rose to nearly 42,000.
The health ministry said 4,313 people who tested positive for the virus in hospital had died as of 1600 GMT Friday while there were 41,903 confirmed cases as of 0800 GMT Saturday, up 3,735.
Advertisement Advertisement The toll has been steadily increasing at more than over 500 deaths a day this week and the country is bracing for an expected