Today the UK death toll hit 1,019 with a sharp increase in the number of those killed from the deadly bug. And the public have been warned that a total death toll of less than 20,000 will be considered a 'success'. Brendan Wren, Professor of Microbial Pathogenesis at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, said the report of the further UK deaths "approximates to a person dying every five minutes in our hospitals from Covid-19". (Image: Getty)"It's therefore essential that people observe social distancing rules in order to start to turn the tide on the coronavirus." It took 13 days for the number of deaths in the UK to go from one to just over 100.

Source: Daily Mirror March 28, 2020 22:00 UTC