London: The United Kingdom's death toll from confirmed cases of Covid-19 rose by 77 to 40,542 as of 1600 GMT on June 6, according to government data published on Sunday.
These are the lowest figures since lockdown was declared on 23 March even as National Health Service officials told the Observer that UK should prepare for a second wave of infections, Scotland and Northern Ireland earlier reported no Covid-19 deaths in the previous 24 hours despite concern that the disease is spreading in Northwestern England.Including suspected cases, the United Kingdom's death toll this week surpassed 50,000, according to a Reuters tally of official data sources.The UK needs a plan to deal with a potential second wave of Covid-19 infections, NHS staff.
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