coronavirus who've died in the UK in the last 24 hours has risen by 85, officials have said. The Department of Health and Social Care said as of 5pm on Tuesday, 45,053 people in the UK who had tested positive for the virus in all settings had died.The DHSC said the number of laboratory-confirmed positive tests in the UK has increased by 538 people as of 9am on Wednesday, with the cumulative number now standing at 291,911.The figures do not include all deaths involving Covid-19 across the UK, which are now thought to have now passed 55,500.Today's figures are down on a week ago, where there was a rise in deaths of 126 and a further 630 cases.Meanwhile, Public Health Wales said a further two people had died after testing positive for.