Get the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox so you never miss a thing A further 174 people have died in the UK after testing positive for Covid-19 - the highest daily rise since March 12.
According to the latest government figures there have also been a further 30,838 lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK.
It means 131,854 people have now died in the UK after contracting the virus. Government data up to August 23 shows that of the 89,679,178 Covid jabs given in the UK, 47,737,142 were first doses, a rise of 46,401 on the previous day. READ MORE: M&S follow Morrisons with major Christmas change Some 41,942,036 were second doses, an increase of 131,283.