Coronavirus latest: Britain’s death toll passes 30,000 to become highest in Europe

The number of people killed by the coronavirus in Britain stands at 32,313, according to official figures on Tuesday, the second highest death toll in the world.Figures from the Office for National Statistics showed Britain had now overtaken Italy, which has reported 29,029 fatalities, and now only stands behind the US with more than 70,000 deaths, the largest single-country toll.Meanwhile, coronavirus cases in Asia rose to a quarter of a million on Tuesday, driven by outbreaks in Singapore,…

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