Britain has overtaken Italy and is reporting the highest official death toll from coronavirus in Europe with more than 32,000 deaths, as the figure also places it second worldwide for deaths, behind the United States.
Key points:
- The UK now has the second-highest coronavirus death toll in the world, behind the United States
- Prime Minister Boris Johnson may ease some restrictions later this week
- According to an Italian statistical report that nation may actually have a much higher death toll than is being reported
The figures released on Tuesday from Britain’s national statistics office added more than 7,000 deaths in England and Wales, raising the total for the United Kingdom to 32,313.
The figure is one of several methods for calculating deaths and is difficult to compare with other countries, but it offers the clearest sign yet that Britain could emerge as t