Just under 8000 people have lost their lives as a result of coronavirus in the Uk. Approximately 244.000 is tested.

The past day, the number of deaths coronasmittede in the Uk has increased by 881.

It shall notify the national health service (NHS), according to the news agency Reuters.

This is a total of 7978 people so far died, while they were infected with the coronavirus. The figures are compiled up to Wednesday afternoon.

Wednesday was the figure for the previous day on the 938 deaths.

the Uk has tested 243.421 persons for coronaviruses. Of them are 65.077 positive.

16.784 has been hospitalized, while 7978 therefore have lost their lives.

Government’s daily press conference is managed on Thursday by foreign minister Dominic Raab, the british prime minister, Boris Johnson, is hospitalized with coronavirus.

He is on the mend, sounds it, but is still hospitalized at an intensive care unit.

Johnson was confirmed infected with the coronavirus, two weeks ago. On Sunday evening he was admitted to the hospital with high fever and cough, and on Monday he was transferred to the intensive care.

But, according to spokesmen react he is on treatment and is “of good courage”.

Johnson has been appointed minister of foreign affairs Raab, who is also deputy prime minister, to stand at the head of the government, if Johnson himself does not hold office as now.

Raab expects that the prime minister will soon be back in the office in Downing Street.

He has not spoken with Johnson yet, says Raab.

At the press conference says Dominic Raab, that it is too early to say that the decommissioning of the british society works, but experts will meet next week to evaluate the effects.

He says at the same time that the Uk has not yet reached the top of the virusudbruddet, and that it is therefore too early to ease restrictions.