The coronavirus death toll in the UK has risen by 204 to 40,465 - including in hospitals, care homes and the community. A further 75 people, who tested positive for Covid-19, have died in England’s hospitals, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths to 27,359.
In Wales another 10 people died in hospital from coronavirus. The UK's total coronavirus death toll yesterday increased by 357 as the country's total number of fatalities soared past 40,000.
The jump in deaths was higher than Thursday's increase, when 176 fatalities were reported. The country's hospital death toll also increased by 142 on Friday, with 123 fatalities in England, 14 in Scotland, one in Northern Ireland and a further four in Wales.