The UK's coronavirus death count has increased by 357 as the country's total number of fatalities soars past 40,000. Today's jump in deaths is higher than yesterday's increase, when 176 fatalities were reported.
The total number of UK Covid-19 fatalities in hospitals, care homes and the wider community is now 40,261. Government advisers initially said that 20,000 deaths would be a 'good outcome' from the pandemic.
The country's hospital death toll also shot up by 142 today, with 123 fatalities in England, 14 in Scotland, one in Northern Ireland and a further four in Wales.
207,231 tests have been sent out or completed in the past day, with 1,650 positive results recorded. In March Chief Scientific Adviser Sir Patrick Vallance said 20,000