The UK coronavirus death toll has increased by 155 in a large rise from yesterday's low of just 16, the latest official figures released today show.
The official death toll across all settings is now at 44,391 in the latest figures from the Department of Health today. This includes hospitals, care homes and the community.
There has been a further 581 new cases of coronavirus reported in the last 24 hours and a total of 286,349 cases of coronavirus in the UK as of today.
Today's figures suggest the number of deaths reported on Tuesdays remains stubbornly high. Today's reported death toll of 155 is the exact same figure as last Tuesday.