Canada Canada's death toll remains unchanged over 24 hours for 1st time since March Canada's COVID-19 death toll remained unchanged in the past 24 hours for the first time since March 15, according to public health agency data released late on Friday. The death toll from the pandemic stood at 9,163 on Friday, the same as Thursday, government data showed. A CBC News tally of deaths based on provincial reports, regional health information and CBC's reporting stood at 9,205 at 9 p.m. ET Friday. The health agency data also showed that the number of positive cases rose by 702 to 135,626 on Friday from the previous day. Provinces and territories listed 119,674 of those as recovered or resolved. Alberta had reported one new death on Friday, but also said a previous recorded death was determined to not have been related to COVID-19. bc Hospitalizations rise as B.C. confirms 132 more cases of COVID-19 49 people are now in hospital with the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, including 10 in intensive care. British Columbia recorded its second highest number of new cases of COVID-19 in a single day Friday, as health officials announced 132 more people had tested positive for the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. Along with the increase in cases, there was an increase in hospitalizations. Forty-nine people are in hospital, the highest number since May 16 and an increase of 17 since Tuesday. Ten people are in intensive care, according to a written statement from Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix.

UK-R0 The reproduction number, or R value, for Covid-19 is now officially averaging above one across the UK once again - although it varies by region. Scotland is estimated to have the highest R number - between 1.1 and 1.5. In Wales the number is between 0.5 and 1.0 while in Northern Ireland it is between 0.3 and 1.4. In England, the highest estimated R rates are in London and the North West - where they are between 1.1 and 1.3. More than 1.6 million people are to be banned from mixing outside their households in the Birmingham area - because of a spike in cases. But the Midlands as a whole actually has the lowest rate in England, at 0.9 to 1.1.