Tough weeks ahead: UK PM on biggest daily rise in COVID-19 deaths
UK PM Boris Johnson has warned there will be "tough weeks to come" as Britain reported its highest daily rise in coronavirus deaths at 1,820. Calling it "appalling", Johnson said there was now a "race against time" to vaccinate the vulnerable. A total of 93,290 people have now died in the UK within 28 days of testing COVID-19 positive.