UK COVID-19 daily death toll climbs by record 980: Health minister

London, Apr 10 (AFP) Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Friday that Britain had recorded 980 deaths from coronavirus in the 24-hour period since the last report, the highest daily toll yet.It brings the total number of fatalities from COVID-19 in UK hospitals to nearly 8,000, while the number of confirmed cases inside the country climbed to more than 65,000. (AFP) SCYSCY