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The number of deaths among Covid-19 patients in UK hospitals has risen past 22,000.

A further 445 deaths were reported by NHS England, taking the total to 19,740.

A total of 73 new deaths in Wales brought the total there to 886. The toll in Scotland rose to 1,415 after 83 new deaths were announced.

The 601 new deaths brings the total across those three NHS bodies to 22,041.

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The novel coronavirus could cost 11,000 to 22,000 Canadian lives over the course of the pandemic — and that’s the best-case scenario with the strongest control measures in place to contain the spread of the virus.

That’s according to modelling released by Canadian public health officials for the first time on Thursday, which lays out three different potential scenarios based on strong, medium and weak responses to containing the virus.

It’s important to note projections are estimates based on the best available data so far, and that data can and does change regularly. read more

Federal health officials say there could be anywhere from 11,000 to 22,000 deaths in Canada over the course of the pandemic, even with relatively strong control measures in place.

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