UK hospital Covid-19 deaths rise by smallest amount in nearly 2 weeks

LONDON, April 19 — Britain’s hospital death toll from Covid-19 rose by 596 to 16,060 as of 1600 GMT on April 18, the smallest increase in nearly two weeks, the health ministry said today

Data published on Sundays has tended show smaller increases in the number of fatalities. April 6 marked the last time the health ministry reported a smaller increase in the daily death toll. — Reuters