More than 1,000 people have died of the virus since June, and their loved ones don’t want them to be forgotten
Ninety-six deaths; ninety-six lives lost. This week, the UK’s daily reported coronavirus death toll rose to its highest number since March. Now grieving families are speaking out to remind the public that these are not just statistics, and to urge people to get vaccinated and keep taking precautions.
Since the UK announced zero coronavirus deaths on 1 June for the first time in nearly a year, a further 1,114 deaths have been reported including 73 on Wednesday, signifying amid soaring cases that the vaccination programme has weakened but not broken the link between infections and fatalities. The total number of those who have lost their lives to the pandemic now stands at 128,823.
