UK coronavirus death toll passes China and Iran’s official tallies as 684 more die taking total to 3,645

Based on figures released by both countries’ governments, Britain’s death toll is now 319 higher than China where the outbreak started.

And the latest deaths put Britain higher than Iran’s official death toll of 3,294.

The figures for both countries have been posted on the John Hopkins University website but their governments have been accused of hiding the true numbers of deaths.