U.K. Records Highest Daily Deaths With Johnson in Intensive Care

PM was ‘stable’ overnight and has not needed a ventilator
Death toll rises by 786 as U.K. prepares for pandemic to peak

WATCH: Raab is deputizing for Johnson, whose government is struggling to get a grip on the coronavirus pandemic.Source: Bloomberg

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By Tim Ross and Alex Morales

April 6, 2020 at 11:29 PM UTC

Updated on

April 7, 2020 at 6:58 PM UTC

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson was still being monitored in a critical care unit as the U.K.’s coronavirus crisis deepened, with the highest daily rise in deaths so far.