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U.K. Reports Deadliest Day Yet With 938 New Coronavirus Deaths

Ambulance workers transport a patient outside St. Thomas’ Hospital in London, on April 7. — Ambulance workers transport a patient outside St. Thomas’ Hospital in London, on April 7.
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By Charles Capel and Olivia Konotey-Ahulu

April 8, 2020 at 3:55 PM UTC

Updated on

April 8, 2020 at 4:52 PM UTC

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The U.K. reported a further 938 deaths from the coronavirus on Wednesday as the rate at which people are succumbing to the pandemic continues to increase.