COVID-19: Death toll surpasses 5000 in the UK

The United Kingdom has reported 439 new coronavirus-related deaths, raising the total death toll to 5,373.

Spain has reported 4,273 new cases of the coronavirus with 637 new deaths, the fourth day the daily totals have declined from the previous day.

The total deaths in the country from COVID-19 as of Monday stands at 13,055 among 135,032 cases.

Globally, the death toll from COVID-19, the respiratory illness caused by the new virus, has passed 70,000, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University, while the number of infections rose above 1.28 million.

Source: aljazeera