April 29, 2020
UK virus toll now 26,097 as care home deaths included
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP)— Britain’s official death toll of people who tested positive for coronavirus jumped to 26,097 on Wednesday, as the country began including out-of-hospital deaths for the first time.
The change, up from 21,678 on Tuesday, comes as the health officials started accounting for deaths in places such as care homes.