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UK coronavirus toll passes 31,000: govt

LONDON, May 8, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – More than 31,000 people who have tested positive for coronavirus have now died in Britain, new health ministry figures showed on Friday.

The number of fatalities in hospitals, care homes and the wider community rose by 626 on the previous day to reach 31,241.

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