UK surpasses 60,000 COVID-19 deaths ahead of vaccine rollout

The UK has reached a grim milestone surpassing 60,000 coronavirus deaths. Almost 15,000 people tested positive overnight witth 414 new fatalities confirmed - down from 648 the previous day. There was a 17 per cent drop in new cases and a five per cent decrease in deaths over the past seven days. Britain, now hours away from its first delivery of the Pfizer and BioNTech jab, set to be rolled out next week.