UK passes China's virus fatalities, reports new 684 cases

The UK has surpassed China's coronavirus fatalities by 684 new cases. The country has so far reported 1,73,784 infections and over 3,605 fatalities.

London: Britain on Friday reported a record 684 new COVID-19 deaths in its daily update, as the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus climbed by 4,450 in the previous 24 hours.

"As of 9 am (0800 GMT) 3 April, a total of 1,73,784 people have been tested of which 38,168 tested positive. As of 5 pm on 2 April, of those hospitalized in the UK who tested positive for coronavirus, 3,605 have sadly died," the health ministry said in a statement.

The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.

PTI