The number of people who have died from coronavirus in the UK has risen to 28,131. Speaking at today's Downing Street briefing, Housing Minister Robert Jenrick confirmed another 621 people had lost their lives across the country from the disease.
The death toll includes fatalities in hospitals, care homes, and the wider comminuty. Today's number is down slightly from yesterday's daily death toll, which was 739.
Mr Jenrick said: "Sadly of those tested positive for coronavirus... 28,131 have now died. "That's an increase of 621 fatalities since yesterday." It means the UK is just short of Italy's coronavirus death toll.