Coronavirus in numbers: Publication of daily UK death figures is paused

Published on July 18, 2020 - Duration: 00:34s

Coronavirus in numbers: Publication of daily UK death figures is paused

A further 13 people who tested positive for coronavirus have died in hospital in England, bringing the total number of confirmed deaths in hospitals to 29,173, NHS England said on Saturday.The patients were aged between 49 and 96 years old and all had known underlying conditions.The Department for Health and Social Care said on Friday it was โ€œpausingโ€ publication of daily death figures for the whole of the UK after Health Secretary Matt Hancock ordered a review into claims by researchers that there were โ€œstatistical flawsโ€ in the way they are calculated.


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