The daily UK coronavirus death toll announced by the government each afternoon has been steadily growing in recent weeks. The country has seen in excess of 9,000 deaths and cases nearing 70,000 as lockdown measures continue to be imposed.
Across the world, Covid-19 deaths are also soaring, with the figure now reaching more than 100,000 as almost two million cases are reported globally.
In parts of the world, including the UK, the so-called 'Tuesday effect' appears to have taken hold - in which the number of recorded deaths appears to rise sharply on this day.
Financial experts have suggested this could be for a number of reasons - including a 'weekend lag' in which official figures take longer than the usual 24 hours to be processed. Fol