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Another 801 dead as UK’s coronavirus death toll nears 13,000 Comment Joe RobertsWednesday 15 Apr 2020 2:06 pm Share this article via facebookShare this article via twitterShare this article via messenger 61 SHARES A woman is tested at a coronavirus test centre in the car park of Chessington World of Adventures in Surrey (Picture: Reuters) Another 801 people have died after contracting coronavirus, taking the UK death toll to at least 12,958. Today’s jump in deaths is another huge daily increase, following a rise of 778 yesterday and 717 on Monday. The figures were updated today after England recorded another 651 deaths. Scotland reported 84 deaths, while 60 were recorded in Wales and six in Northern Ireland. This new toll of 12,958 is calculated by combining the self-reported total deaths from England (11,656), Scotland (699), Wales (463), and Northern Ireland (140). TOP ARTICLES 1/5 READ MORE Man jailed after taking granddad’s dog on walk during lockdown The combined figure from the four nations could be slightly different than the number later released by the Department of Health (DoH) this afternoon. The government has said this difference is because each devolved authority often makes amendments to their own data after reporting deaths to the DoH each day. The latest figures were released after it emerged that around a quarter of deaths involving coronavirus in Scotland have been in care homes. For our Coronavirus live blog click here. New statistics from the National Records of Scotland (NRS) covering the start of the outbreak until Sunday, April 12, have registered 962 fatalities with Covid-19 mentioned in the death certificate. Of these, 237 (24.6%) were in care homes, 596 (62%) were in hospitals, 128 (13.3%) were in homes or other places listed as non-institutions and one was listed as other. Care Minister 'laughs' when asked about number of care home deaths Play Video Loaded: 0% 0:00Progress: 0% PlayMute Current Time0:00 / Duration Time1:15 Fullscreen The NRS figures are published weekly, in contrast to the daily figures released by Health Protection Scotland (HPS), which only count laboratory confirmations of coronavirus and recorded 699 deaths as of Wednesday. Nicola Sturgeon announced there will now be a shift to testing all care home residents showing symptoms of the disease. The First Minister said 433 care homes have recorded a case of Covid-19 since the beginning of the outbreak. Ms Sturgeon said: ‘This shouldn’t need said but I want to say it – the residents of care homes matter every bit as much to us as people in the community or in hospital.’ Paramedics take a patient into St Thomas’ hospital, where the Prime Minister was treated for coronavirus (Picture: Nick Edwards) Meanwhile, Downing Street insisted that the 100,000-tests-a-day target remained in place. ‘We continue to make progress in terms of boosting the capacity which we have in labs, and our overall commitment remains the same, which is to achieve 100,000 tests by the end of the month,’ the PM’s spokesman said. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said he was ‘determined’ to ensure that everyone needing a test should have access to one, with testing remaining a ‘key’ part of the Government’s coronavirus battle plan. Currently, only the first five symptomatic residents in a care home setting are tested to provide confirmation of whether there is an outbreak. As well as current residents and staff who need it, testing will also be provided to all potential residents before they are discharged from hospital, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said.
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And kudos to the medical staff who are doing the best they can with the means they have.
