UK reports highest COVID-19 deaths since May

By Andrew Osborn and Polina Nikolskaya Posted on November 24, 2020

Mortuary worker Stuart Emans pushes a coffin containing the body of a deceased man out of the mortuary at Poppy’s Funerals in Lambeth Cemetery, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in London

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain reported on Tuesday 608 deaths within 28 days of a positive COVID-19 test, the highest daily total since May, and 11,299 cases, a drop from Monday’s tally, according to government data.

(Reporting by Costas Pitas, editing by Elizabeth Piper)