A further 324 people have died of Covid-19 in the UK. The total death toll in all settings including hospitals, care homes and in the wider community is now 39,369.
Now 4,615,146 tests have been carried out, with 135,643 more taking place over the past day. Of those 1,613 were positive, bringing the total number of positive coronavirus cases in the UK to 277,985 since the pandemic began.
The country is the second worst affected in the world behind the US, where 107,080 people have died. Significantly more people have died in the UK than in any other European country, with Italy the next worst affected with 33,475 deaths. Follow our coronavirus live blog for updates throughout the day. Yesterday there was slight confusion over how many new
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