Grim milestone comes just weeks after UK passed 60,000 deaths – showing how quickly second wave has spread
The UK’s total Covid death toll has passed 75,000, according to a tally of all fatalities that mention the disease on death certificates.
The grim milestone comes just over a month after the UK surpassed 60,000 deaths in late October, showing how the Covid death toll accelerated since September, having slowed during the summer.