UK coronavirus death toll rises above 30,000, highest in Europe: Data

Deaths in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland exceed the 30,000 mark, the highest in Europe, data shows.

 Some 251,718 people around the world have now died from COVID-19, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. The number of confirmed cases exceeds 3.5 million, while nearly 1.2 million people have recovered.

Coronavirus deaths in the United Kingdom have surpassed the 30,000 mark, the highest in Europe, according to official data.

China’s state broadcaster CCTV attacked US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s comments on the origins of the coronavirus as “insane and evasive”.

Researchers at the University of Washington have nearly doubled their forecast for deaths in the US as lockdowns are eased. The revised estimates follow a New York Times report based on government documents that say the country could see as many as 3,000 coronavirus deaths a day by June 1. # Aljazeera