Boris Johnson ‘deeply sorry’ as Britain passes 100,000 Covid-19 deaths
100,162 coronavirus-related deaths recorded — more than Britain's civilian toll in World War 2
26 January 2021 - 23:20
London — The death toll in Britain from the coronavirus pandemic passed 100,000 people on Tuesday as the government battled to speed up vaccination delivery and keep variants of the virus at bay.
Many more deaths would follow before a vaccination programme began to take effect, Britain's chief medical officer Chris Whitty said...
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