UK records 210 more Covid-19 deaths

Published December 26, 2020

The United Kingdom recorded 210 Covid-19 deaths, down from 570 the day before, the government said, citing partial data.

The latest R number is estimated at 1.1 to 1.3, the government said.

The United Kingdom has recorded a death toll of 70,405, defined as those dying within 28 days of a positive test. Under that measure, it has the world’s sixth largest toll, after the United States, Brazil, India and Mexico.

A broader measure of those dying with Covid-19 on their death certificates puts the United Kingdom’s death toll at 79,349.

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