Official figures released on Friday morning revealed that deaths attributed to the coronavirus in the UK have risen by 181 to 759.
As of 9am, a total of 113,777 people had been tested in the UK, with 99,198 returning negative results, while 14,579 tested positive.
Of patients hospitalised with coronavirus, 759 had died as of 5pm on Thursday, representing a daily increase of 31%. Deaths in England had risen by 168 to 689, Scotland recorded eight more deaths to bring the country's toll to 33, Wales has registered 34 deaths after six more people died, and Northern Ireland listed three more deaths bringing its total to 13.