More than 1,200 people across the UK have died from coronavirus, the government has said. The latest figures published on Sunday confirm that the UK death toll now stands at 1,228, which is an increase of 209 from Saturday's tally.
And the number of people to have tested positive for Covid-19, as of 9am, has been confirmed as 19,522 - a rise of 2,433 from 17,089 on Saturday.
A Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) daily update read: "As of 9am 29 March, a total of 127,737 have been tested: 108,215 negative.
19,522 positive. "As of 5pm on 28 March, of those hospitalised in the UK, 1,228 have sadly died." The further 190 patients in England who died after testing positive for Covid-19 were aged between 39 and 105, and all but four –