According to Britain's Office for National Statistics (ONS), the coronavirus death toll is at least 41,000 with almost 10,000 dead in care homes in England and Wales.

Death toll over 41,000 with care home fatalities, says UK's national statistics office

As Britain continues to battle the coronavirus, PM Boris Johnson said the country is "past the peak" of COVID-19 outbreak. Also Read: Russia sees record rise in one-day coronavirus infections "For the first time, we are past the peak of this disease.

UK past peak of COVID-19 outbreak and on downward slope, says PM Johnson

UK on Tuesday reported 586 deaths due to coronavirus in the last 24 hours which was way higher than the 360 a day earlier. Also Read: France eases lockdown restrictions; shops, markets to reopen on May 11 The death toll due to COVID-19 in the country has now risen to 21,678.

UK reports 586 COVID-19 deaths in last 24 hours; death toll crosses 21,600

After UK declared an extension of lockdown on Thursday, the country reported 847 new deaths in the last 24 hours due to coronavirus as the total number of death toll rose to 14,576 on Friday.

Amid lockdown extension, UK's coronavirus death toll surges past 14,500

Britain on Thursday reported 861 deaths in the last 24 hours due to coronavirus taking the total number of deaths in the UK to over 13,700. Also Read: Coronavirus death toll in Spain crosses 19,000; casualties may be higher As the death toll continued to rise, the government announced it was extending the lockdown for "at least" another three weeks.

COVID-19: UK extends lockdown as death toll crosses 13,700; 861 deaths in 24 hours

United Kingdom's Prime Minister Boris Johnson discharged from the hospital after one week treatment of Coronavirus (COVID-19). Johnson thanked the hospital staff he was admitted in.

UK PM discharged from the hospital after one week treatment of COVID-19