UK's COVID-19 death toll passes 28,000

The death toll from COVID-19 in the United Kingdom rose to 28,205 on May 3, falling just short of Italy which has so far had the world's second most deadly outbreak of the disease after the United States.

The United States has had 66,224 deaths, followed by 28,710 in Italy, 28,205 in the UK and 25,100 in Spain, according to the Coronavirus Resource Center of Johns Hopkins University.

As Britain shadows Italy for the grim status of being the worst-hit country in Europe, Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing criticism from opposition parties who say his government stumbled in the early stages of the outbreak.

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