England reported eight new deaths on Thursday and Northern Ireland announced one to bring the country's hospital total to 34,303. The highest increase on a Thursday was 891 on April 9, when the UK was in the peak of its outbreak. (Image: PA)NHS England announced eight new deaths, bringing the total number of fatalities in hospitals in England to 29,639. Its Department of Health said there 78 new confirmed cases, taking the total to 8,035. Meanwhile, the Health Secretary defended the UK Government's ambitious mass Covid-19 testing proposals in the face of laughter and heckling in Parliament.

Source: Daily Mirror September 10, 2020 13:06 UTC