LONDON — Britain’s confirmed tally of hospital deaths among people with the coronavirus has topped 20,000, making it the fifth country to reach the grim milestone.
The government says 20,319 people with COVID-19 have died in British hospitals, an increase of 813 from the day before. The figure doesn’t include deaths in nursing homes, which are likely to number in the thousands.
Britain is the fourth European country after Italy, Spain and France to reach 20,000 deaths. The United States has recorded more than 50,000 coronavirus fatalities.
There are signs the U.K. outbreak has peaked, with the number of people hospitalized with the coronavirus declining. But the government says it is too soon to ease a nationwide lockdown imposed on March 23 and extended to May 7.
Still, some businesses are planning to reopen after implementing social distancing measures. Several automakers say they will restart production in May.
I keep insisting… our leaders should grow a vagina…
From the ever prescient Onion, a month ago
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With the people who are asymptomatic and those who had symptoms but couldn’t get tested (like my daughter), I think that the number is much higher.
I actually know two people that had all the symptoms, but the hospital told them to stay home, neither one was tested for coronavirus.
My wife is involved in contact tracing, interviewing by phone folks who tested positive for Covid-19 in the county where she works.
Almost all of them talk about friends, family, co-workers, etc. who all presented symptoms, but weren’t tested, so they weren’t “counted”.
Only bright side is that those un-counted were able to shake it off. Not sure how they’ll fare in the second wave, though?