Coronavirus: UK Daily Deaths Drop To Pre-lockdown Level

The UK has recorded its lowest daily rise in the number of coronavirus deaths since before lockdown on 23 March,
latest government figures show.
A further 55 people died after testing positive with the virus as of 17:00 BST on Sunday, taking the total to 40,597.
This included no new deaths announced
in both Scotland and Northern Ireland for the second consecutive day.
However, there tends to be fewer deaths reported on Mondays, due to a reporting lag over the weekend.
The number of new UK cases on Monday - 1,205 - is also the lowe

On the day lockdown began, 23 March, there was a rise of 74 deaths.
The UK is only the second country - after the US - to pass the milestone of 40,000 deaths.
The welcome drop in deaths being announced is encouraging news.
But they come with a big caveat - there are always delays recording fatalities over the weekend.
Last Monday there were just over 100 new deaths announced, but other days last week topped 300.
Nonetheless, it does show that progress is being made. Two Mondays ago there were more than 120 deaths and in the week before that, 160.
During the peak of the virus there were more than 1,000 deaths a day.
The challenge now will be making sure the figures stay low as restrictions are eased.
There were no new deaths reported from London hospitals for the second day in a row. However, NHS England said it was aware of a "small number" of people who had died over the weekend and they would be included in figures in the next few days.
In Wales, three more deaths were announced.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock told the House of Commons that the R number -
the rate at which the virus reproduces - remained below one in every region of the country but said while the figure was the lowest since lockdown, 55 deaths was "55 too many".
"So, there are encouraging trends on all of these critical measures, coronavirus is in retreat across the land, our plan is working and these downward trends mean we can proceed with our plans. But we do so putting caution and safety first," he said.
Shadow health secretary Jonathan Ashworth said infections are still running at more than 5,000 a day and called for the government to proceed with caution but said "many now fear that the prime minister is starting to throw caution to the wind".

On average, a total of about 1,600 people a day die of all causes in the UK. What is not known about the coronavirus deaths being reported is to what extent those deaths are on top of that figure or part of it.
Many of the victims are old and frail people with underlying health conditions, who therefore are at the highest risk of dying.
Experts predict there will be significant overlap between the coronavirus deaths and those that would normally be expected to die.
Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), which counts death certificates mentioning the virus, suggests those deaths had reached more than 48,000 by 22 May.
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