A Grim Milestone

 » Brace for 62,500 deaths  » UK not out of danger yet

- Nigel Nelson

Analysis by Seattle’s Washington University warns Brits should expect 37,494 deaths by August 4.

But the uni’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation predicted it could even be as high as 62,500.

Last month the UK’s chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance said a death toll of 20,000 would be “a good outcome”.

Home Secretary Priti Patel told the No10 press conference yesterday: “As the deaths caused by this terrible virus pass another tragic and terrible milestone, the entire nation is grieving.”