As reported by The Independent, another 393 people have died in the UK after contracting the novel coronavirus in the last 24 hours - taking the nation's total to 1,808.
The largest jump came in England, where the NHS Trusts reported the deaths of 367 patients. A further ten death were reported in Scotland, another seven deaths in Wales, and six in Northern Ireland.
Per the NHS, the victims in England were aged between 19 and 98 years old, and all but 28 patients had underlying health conditions. The medical body added that the 19-year-old victim did not have underlying health conditions.
Today's numbers come after UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson - who is currently self-isolating after being diagnosed with COVID-19 - told the cabinet by videolink: "The situation is going to get worse before it gets better – but it will get better."
A spokesperson for Downing Street said: "The PM said the rising death toll in recent days showed the vital importance of the public continuing to stick to the social distancing guidance which has been put in place by the government, based on scientific and medical advice."
The Department of Health and Social Care has confirmed that as of 5:00pm on 31 March, of those treated in hospital in the UK who tested positive for coronavirus, 2,352 had died.
Michael Gove, the chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, delivered this message to the British public at yesterday's daily coronavirus press conference.
Yesterday saw what was until now the highest daily death toll for the UK, with 381 having lost their lives. This came alongside the announcement that in England alone, 10,767 people have been admitted to hospital with COVD-19 symptoms.
He added: "The Prime Minister and the Health Secretary are working with companies worldwide to ensure that we get the material we need to increase tests of all kinds.
And as well as increasing the number of staff on the frontline, and the tests which protect them, we must also increase the capacity to provide oxygen to those worst affected by the disease.
"We have just over 8,000 ventilators deployed in NHS hospitals now. This number has increased since the epidemic began, thanks to the hard work of NHS professionals."
The DoHSC also revealed that as of 9:ooam this morning, 120,776 people have been tested for COVID-19 in the UK. The number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the UK now stands at 17,089.
The news comes one day after UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson took to Twitter to announce that he had tested positive for the deadly virus.
A statement from the PM on Twitter read:
"Over the last 24 hours I have developed mild symptoms and tested positive for coronavirus. I am now self-isolating, but I will continue to lead the government’s response via video-conference as we fight this virus. Together we will beat this. #StayHomeSaveLives"
Johnson stated that he will be able to continue serving the nation thanks to the "wizardry" of technology.
In addition, UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock also took to Twitter yesterday to reveal that he had also tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
Hancock wrote on Twitter:
"Following medical advice, I was advised to test for #Coronavirus. I‘ve tested positive. Thankfully my symptoms are mild and I’m working from home & self-isolating. Vital we follow the advice to protect our NHS & save lives #StayHomeSaveLives"
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A five-year-old has become the youngest person to die of the COVID-19 pandemic in England. The child was among 708 people who have died in the UK over the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 4,313, at the time of writing, per ITV news.
Michael Gove paid tribute to the child during the government's daily press conference. "Our thoughts today are also with the family of the five-year-old child with underlying health conditions who’s tragically died," he said.
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A statement from the NHS regarding the latest death toll stated: "Patients were aged between five years and 104 years old. Forty of the 637 patients [in England] (aged between 48 and 93 years old) had no known underlying health condition."
Gove also confirmed that seven medical professionals had died after testing positive for the coronavirus, before both he and the Chief Medical Professor, Steve Powis, reiterated the government's message that people need to stay at home to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus, especially as the UK is expected to have warmer weather this weekend.
Prince Charles has sent a video message to isolated people after beating the coronavirus:
This is another record daily rise since the beginning of the outbreak. A total of 41,903 people have now tested positive for COVID-19 in the UK.
According to the Scottish government, a further 46 people have died, bringing their total to 218, and another 13 deaths were recorded in Wales, taking the toll to 154. Northern Ireland's total also rose by eight to 56.
Previously, 13-year-old Ismail Mohamed Abdulwahab was the youngest victim of the coronavirus in the UK. Per The Metro, he was buried in the Eternal Gardens at Kemnal Park Cemetery in Chislehurst on Friday afternoon.
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Per statistics from the John Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center, the number of global deaths related to COVID-19 coronavirus has now surpassed 25,000.
At the time of writing, 25,035 people have died, while the total number of confirmed cases stands at 553,244.
127,567 are currently reported to have recovered from the virus.
The news comes as UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Twitter that he had tested positive for coronavirus, having displayed mild symptoms over the last 24 hours. The Prime Minister said he would continue to lead the United Kingdom's fight against the virus, writing:
"Over the last 24 hours I have developed mild symptoms and tested positive for coronavirus. I am now self-isolating, but I will continue to lead the government’s response via video-conference as we fight this virus. Together we will beat this. #StayHomeSaveLives"
Meanwhile, UK health secretary Matt Hancock revealed that he too had tested positive for the virus, writing:
"Following medical advice, I was advised to test for #Coronavirus. I‘ve tested positive. Thankfully my symptoms are mild and I’m working from home & self-isolating. Vital we follow the advice to protect our NHS & save lives #StayHomeSaveLives"
In the United States, Dr. Anthony Fauci has said that President Donald Trump was giving an "aspirational projection to give people some hope" when he spoke of his desire to get Americans back to work by April 12.
"He's listening to us when we say we really got to reevaluate it, in real time, and any decision we make has to be based on the data," Fauci told CNN's Global Town Hall, "Coronavirus: Facts and Fears."
Per CNN, Trump said earlier this week that he wanted the nation "opened up and just raring to go by Easter", as the US economy spiralled downwards.
The BBC has reported that US stock markets have been falling in early trading today, after experiencing a three-day surge, while markets in Europe have also experienced "drops of 2-4% ".
Per the John Hopkins University records, the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in the loss of 15,328 lives, as of Monday, March 23. In addition, the number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus has now reached 350,536 people.
Today, the US became the third worst-hit nation in the world, with 35,345 confirmed cases, and a death toll of 473.
The US now sits behind Italy, which stands at 59,138 confirmed cases and a death toll of 5,476, and China, which has recorded a total of 81,496 confirmed cases, resulting in the loss of 3,274 lives. (All figures accurate as of this writing.)
In a glimmer of hope, JHU reports that over 100,000 people of that global tally have recovered from COVID-19.
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On Friday, WHO officials were once again forced to warn people about dismissing the coronavirus as just a bad outbreak of the flu, stressing how the global pandemic has overwhelmed health systems around the world in just a matter of weeks.
Speaking at a press briefing from the organization’s Geneva headquarters, executive director of the WHO’s emergencies program Mike Ryan said:
"Take one look at what’s happening in some health systems around the world. Look at the intensive care units completely overwhelmed. Doctors and nurses utterly exhausted. This is not normal. This isn’t just a bad flu season."
However, despite the growing numbers, many members of the public in the US and UK are still refusing to practice safe social distancing and self-isolation.
Now, the US Surgeon General, Dr. Jerome Adams, has spoken out about the seriousness of social distancing and self-isolation.
Earlier today, Adams appeared on the TODAY show to provide a warning to the US public that the COVID-19 crisis will get worse over the next seven days.
During his on Monday morning, Adams said: "I want America to understand this week, it's going to get bad."
He said: "Right now, there are not enough people out there who are taking this seriously.
"Everyone needs to act as if they have the virus right now. So, test or no test. We need you to understand you could be spreading it to someone else. Or you could be getting it from someone else, stay at home."
The WHO has also reported a rise in criminals disguising themselves as WHO officials in order to steal money or sensitive information from members of the public.
As per the most recent WHO situation report, they are "[urging] individuals to stay alert and to verify the authenticity of the request. Information on protecting yourselves against scams as well as reporting the scam to WHO can be found HERE."
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