Another five people have died with coronavirus in the UK, taking the total death toll – as of Sunday – to 41,361.
A further 1,040 people have now tested positive for the virus, bringing the total number of cases to 317,379.
In other news, Boris Johnson has been told he should personally take charge of sorting out the ‘huge mess’ of the A-levels results saga, after a weekend of protests and uncertainty.
There has been criticism of the statistical model used by regulator Ofqual to standardise results across the country in the absence of actual exams.
The latest setback comes as ministers are braced for a fresh backlash when GCSE results for England are announced on Thursday.
Like the A-level results, they will initially be based on teacher assessments and then ‘moderated’ by the Ofqual algorithm to bring them in line with previous years’ results.
- Five more die with coronavirus as number of UK cases rises by 1,040
- ‘Invisible’ Boris Johnson told to ‘get a grip’ and sort out A-Level results chaos
- Hospital patients ‘discharged to care homes despite testing positive for Covid-19’
- Keir Starmer warns Boris he ‘expects’ schools to go back next month
- UK economy ‘on course for rapid recovery’ despite worst recession on record
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