LONDON-(MaraviPost)-THE UK has overtaken Italy’s coronavirus death toll, according to new figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
There were 29,648 deaths involving coronavirus in England and Wales up to April 24 – ONS (Image: GETTY)
There were 29,648 deaths involving Covid-19 in England and Wales up to April 24, ONS data shows.
The total is higher than Italy’s toll which stands at 29,079.
There were 5,890 coronavirus-related deaths in care homes in England and Wales in the period, according to the ONS figures.
It comes as the Government is under mounting pressure to relax the lockdown.
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