Covid deaths jump by 626 in UK, Russia’s infection rates continue rapid rise

Madrid Desk, May 8 (efe-epa).- A six-week-old baby became the youngest victim to die from coronavirus in the United Kingdom, authorities said Friday, as the death toll in the country, the worst-hit in Europe, hit 31,241. It was an increase of 626 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the government’s official statistics, which take into account fatalities in all settings. It comes...