The number of Covid-19 patients to die in the UK is has passed 36,000 after a further 338 fatalities were reported. Of these, 233 happened in hospitals, with the overall number of deaths now reaching 36,042.
Health authorities have confirmed there were 187 deaths in hospitals in England, nine in Wales, seven in Northern Ireland and 37 in Scotland linked to the virus.
A 14-year-old with underlying health conditions was among those who died in England, the heartbreaking data reveals. The Department of Health confirmed that the number of confirmed coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic has now passed 250,000.
More than 2,600 new cases were identified yesterday. The tragic daily number of deaths is 90 less than it was last Thursday,