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by Tiffany Bakker, Merryn Johns, Zoe Smith, AFP
27th Jan 2021 5:53 AM
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More than 100,000 people who tested positive for coronavirus have died in Britain since the pandemic took hold last year, official data showed on Tuesday (local time)
Another 1631 deaths were reported on Tuesday bringing the total to 100,162 from nearly 3.7 million positive cases.
In a press conference early evening on Tuesday, Mr Johnson spoke from No. 10 Downing Street, saying he was "deeply sorry" after the UK passed the tragic milestone of 100,000 deaths from coronavirus.
He vowed to fight the pandemic with "greater resolve".
The sombre PM addressed the nation flanked by the Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty and Sir Simon Stephens, the NHS chief executive.