England reported 246 fatalities, Scotland had 56, Wales recorded 29 and Northern Ireland had 11 to bring the hospital total to 42,137. The lowest number of hospital deaths announced on a Friday was five on August 21, while the highest total was 953 on April 10 when the UK was in the initial peak of the pandemic. (Image: PA)The Government's official death toll in all settings, including care homes and private homes, has passed 50,000. NHS England announced 246 deaths, bringing the total number of confirmed reported fatalities in hospitals in England to 35,886. Meanwhile, the UK's coronavirus reproduction (R) number has fallen slightly to between 1 and 1.2 across the UK, but deaths will keep rising, say Government scientists.

Source: Daily Mirror November 13, 2020 14:08 UTC