The United Kingdom, the European country most bereaved by the pandemic, has recorded no new deaths linked to Covid-19 in 24 hours, according to a report transmitted on Tuesday by the health authorities. A report released the day after a public holiday, a factor that can distort the data.
British health services recorded no additional deaths from the coronavirus in 24 hours on Tuesday, June 1, as the United Kingdom is concerned about the rise in cases linked to the Delta variant.
Check-ups at the start of the week are often unusually low after the weekend due to delays in registering cases (Monday was a public holiday).
This decrease in the number of deaths is nevertheless good symbolic news, a first since July 30, for the most bereaved country in Europe, with almost 128,000 deaths due to the pandemic.
This is the result of a long confinement and a massive vaccination campaign started in December, which made it possible to administer a first dose to more than 39 million people (74.9% of the adult population) and a second at over 25 million (48.9% of adults).
"The whole country will be delighted to learn that no deaths linked to Covid were recorded yesterday," said Health Minister Matt Hancock, welcoming that "vaccines clearly work". But "despite this good news, we know that we have not yet conquered this virus," he warned.
In fact, the United Kingdom counted 3,165 additional cases of contamination on Tuesday (almost 4.5 million in total) according to the latest official report, showing an increase compared to previous weeks.
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