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UK coronavirus hospital death toll rises by 473 in large drop from yesterday

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The daily number of coronavirus deaths in UK hospitals has dropped for the second day in a row as 473 new fatalities were reported.

England reported 391 new deaths, Scotland had 60 and Wales recorded 22, taking the hospital death toll to 22,852. However, the death toll is more than 26,500 when fatalities in the community, such as in care homes, private homes and hospices, are included.

Thursday's daily total is down from 610 on Wednesday and 653 on Tuesday, and almost half of the single-day record - 953 - reported on April 10.

Single-day tolls on the previous three Thursdays were 602 on April 23, 870 on April 16 and 891 on April 9. The latest figures were announced as Britain braced for the possibility of staying in lockdown until June,

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