UK coronavirus deaths surpass 80,000, highest in Europe, says report

Vaccine plan 'on course': Health Secy

The UK has again recorded more than 1,000 coronavirus deaths overnight bringing the country’s official death toll past 80,000.

Another 59,937 Covid-19 cases were also reported in the past 24 hours, taking the total number of infections since the start of the pandemic past three million to 3,017,409.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the UK is “on course” to meet its coronavirus vaccine target, but warned the surge in cases has left the state-run National Health Service in a “very, very serious situation.”

During his media rounds Sunday, Hancock said more than 200,000 people are being vaccinated every day, with the total now