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Coronavirus: 717 new deaths reported in UK

A healthcare worker testing a patient for coronavirus
A healthcare worker testing a patient for coronavirus A healthcare worker testing a patient for coronavirus

A total of 717 new patients have died from coronavirus in UK hospitals.

Figures from the Department of Health show 11,329 patients have died in hospital after testing positive for coronavirus as of 5pm on Sunday.

The statistics do not include people who have died in care homes.

Six more people have died in the north's hospitals, bringing the total number of deaths to 124.

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NHS England has announced 667 new deaths of people who tested positive for Covid-19, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 10,261.

Of the 667 new deaths announced today, 118 occurred yesterday while 537 took place between April 1 and April 11.

The remaining 12 deaths occurred in March, with the earliest new death taking place on March 26.

NHS England releases updated figures each day showing the dates of every coronavirus-related death in hospitals in England, often including new deaths that took place several days or even weeks ago.

This is because of the time it takes for deaths to be confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19, for post-mortem tests to be processed, and for data from the tests to be validated.

Coronavirus has claimed the lives of tens of thousands of people across the world
Coronavirus has claimed the lives of tens of thousands of people across the world Coronavirus has claimed the lives of tens of thousands of people across the world

The figures published today by NHS England show that April 8 currently has the highest total for the most hospital deaths occurring on a single day - 737 - although this could change in future updates.

Scotland's death toll rose to 575.

A total of 6,067 people have now tested positive for the virus in the country, up 155 from 5,912 the day before.

Public Health Wales said a further 313 people had tested positive for Covid-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 5,610.

So far, 384 people have died in the country.