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Breaking news-Coronavirus death toll in England and Wales passes 40,000

Deaths involving coronavirus in England and Wales have now exceeded 40,000 the Office for National Statistics has said.

In its latest analysis the ONS said there had been 41,220 deaths registered between December and 15 May where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate,the Independent reported.

While the number of deaths is falling the North West had the highest number of virus related deaths for the second week in a row with a total of 620.

On 17 March, Sir Patrick Vallance, the government’s chief scientific adviser, said keeping the number of UK deaths below 20,000 would be a “good result”.

Professor Stephen Powis, the medical director of NHS England also repeated this at a Downing Street press conference early in the pandemic

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