coronavirus cases to 302,301. The death toll includes deaths in hospitals, care homes and the wider community. The Department of Health has paused the publication of its daily death figures while a review is conducted into how the data is compiled by PHE.
Today's daily increase of 38 additional deaths is the second lowest this week, with seven recorded on Monday, 119 on Tuesday and 83 on Wednesday.It's also down by 15 from 53 at the same point last week.Figures published by the UK’s statistics agencies show a higher death toll because they include all deaths where coronavirus is mentioned on the death certificate.
According to the latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) more than 56,400 coronavirus-related deaths have been.