Coronavirus death toll in UK doubles in 24 hours

London(GNN):-Ten patients with underlying health conditions brings the total number of fatalities to 21

The coronavirus death toll in the UK has nearly doubled in just 24 hours, with the number of confirmed cases of the disease surging by hundreds overnight.

Ten more patients, all of whom had underlying health conditions, have died after contracting the virus – bringing the total fatalities in the country so far from 11 to 21.

The coronavirus death toll in the UK has nearly doubled in just 24 hours, with the number of confirmed cases of the disease surging by hundreds overnight.

Ten more patients, all of whom had underlying health conditions, have died after contracting the virus – bringing the total fatalities in the country so far from 11 to 21.

The deaths came as the number of people in the UK testing positive for Covid-19 rose from 798 on Friday to 1,140 on Saturday, the Department of Health and Social Care said.