20,000 could die, says government as UK coronavirus deaths increase by SIXTEEN to 71 - including Britain's youngest victim, 45 - and infections soar by 407 to 1,950 - but the real number could be over 70,000

[Daily Fear Mail]: The UK's coronavirus death and infection toll jumped again today as health chiefs revealed 71 Britons have now died and almost 2,000 have been struck down across the home nations.

NHS England confirmed 14 more deaths and revealed a 45-year-old had become Britain's youngest victim of the outbreak so far. Wales and Scotland each recorded another fatality, taking the day's total to 16.

Officials recorded the biggest daily spike in cases yet, with 407 patients diagnosed in the past 24 hours – meaning 1,950 Britons have now caught the life-threatening virus that has left the UK engulfed in fear.

It comes after the government's chief scientific adviser, Sir Patrick Vallance, today admitted there are likely to be around 55,000 cases of coronavirus currently in the UK, calling the staggering figure a 'reasonable ballpark'...<<<Read The Full Article Here>>>...