Britain on Tuesday reported the highest coronavirus death toll in Europe, surpassing Italy, even as officials cautioned that it was difficult to compare figures across nations.
Britain said that 29,427 people have died of the coronavirus in the country, a count that for the first time surpasses the tally in Italy. Italy, which until now was the hardest-hit country in Europe, on Tuesday reported that the virus has killed 29,315 people there.
The grim milestone for Britain – even fuzzy as it is – leaped to the top of news websites and broadcasts here, and it was the first question for Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab at Tuesday’s evening news conference.
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