Another 233 people in the UK have died from coronavirus in a sharp rise. A total of 41,969 people have now died of the disease in all settings, including hospitals, care homes and the broader community.
The number is a slight fall on last Tuesday's daily death toll, which was 286. it is vastly higher than the 38 deaths recorded on Monday, although this marked difference is usually because of a lag in weekend reporting.
The Department of Health announced that 1,279 more people have tested positive for the coronavirus, bringing the country wide total to 298,136 confirmed cases so far.
An additional 113,107 tests were taken in the past day. Earlier today it was announced that 93 people who had caught the disease had died in UK hospitals.