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UK coronavirus death toll rises by nearly 900 in 24 hours

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The number of people who have died in hospital in the UK after contracting coronavirus has risen by more than 880 in the past day.

A total of 65,077 people have now tested positive for the virus in the UK, and 7,978 of those hospitalised have sadly died. The number of deaths has risen by 881 from Wednesday's figure of 7,097, with the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus increasing by nearly 5,000 from 60,733.

Dominic Raab announced the latest figures in his press conference on Thursday. The government's figures on deaths relate to patients who have died in hospital and does not include deaths in the community, for example in care homes, so the true death toll will be higher.

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