UK coronavirus death toll increases by 176 to 43,906
A further 176 people have died from coronavirus, taking the number to 43,906.
There were 829 positive tests in the 24-hour period up to 9am on Wednesday.
The Government figures do not include all deaths involving Covid-19 across the UK, which are thought to have passed 54,000.
In comparison, last Wednesday there were 154 deaths and 653 positive coronavirus tests, and 232,086 tests dispatched.
This Wednesday, the Department for Health said 226,398 tests were carried out or dispatched.
Overall, a total of 9,662,051 tests have been carried out and 313,483 cases have been confirmed positive.
The figure for the number of people tested has been “temporarily paused to ensure consistent reporting” across all methods of testing.
England
A further 50 people who tested positive for coronavirus have died in hospital in England, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 28,759, NHS England said.
Patients were aged between 52 and 97 years old. Two patients, aged 52 and 63, had no known underlying health conditions.
No deaths were recorded in the South West region in the latest figures.
Scotland
There was one coronavirus death recorded in Scotland on Wednesday, taking the total number to 2,486.
Speaking at the Scottish Government’s coronavirus briefing, the First Minister said eight more people had tested positive for the virus in 24 hours, taking the total to 18,259.
A total of 785 patients are in Scottish hospitals with confirmed or suspected Covid-19, a fall of 100 in 24 hours, she added.
Of these, 17 are intensive care, a drop of two.
Wales
Public Health Wales said a further three people had died after testing positive for Covid-19, taking the total number of deaths to 1,510, while the total number of cases in Wales increased by 24 to 15,743.