The coronavirus death toll in the UK has risen by 77 to 40,542 - including in hospitals, care homes and the community. As of 9am today, there have been 5,581,073 tests, with 142,123 tests on 6 June, according to the Department of Health A further 72 people, who tested positive for Covid-19, have died in England’s hospitals, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals to 31,780.
Scotland and Northern Ireland have recorded no new covid-19 related deaths. In Wales, five people died in hospital from coronavirus.
The total death toll in hospitals reported today is therefore 77. The country's hospital death toll increased by 142 on Friday, with 123 fatalities in England, 14 in Scotland, one in Northern Ireland and a