UK coronavirus death toll increases by 22

A member of the military instructs a person taking a test at a Covid-19 testing centre in Spinney Hill Park in Leicester, after the Health Secretary Matt Hancock imposed a local lockdown following a spike in coronavirus cases in the city.
Deaths have increased in the UK. Credit: PA

The UK's coronavirus death toll has increased by 22.

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said 44,220 people had died in hospitals, care homes and the wider community after testing positive for coronavirus in the UK as of 5pm on Saturday.

The previous day's figure was 44,198.

The government figures do not include all deaths involving Covid-19 across the UK, which are thought to have passed 55,000.

The DHSC also said that in the 24-hour period up to 9am on Sunday, there were 516 positive results.

Overall, a total of 285,416 cases have been confirmed.

England

A further 18 people who tested positive for coronavirus have died in hospital in England, bringing the total number of confirmed deaths in hospitals to 28,889, NHS England said.

Patients were aged between 54 and 94 years old and all had known underlying health conditions.

Wales

Public Health Wales said one more person has died after testing positive for Covid-19, taking the total number of deaths there to 1,531.

The total number of positive tests has increased in Wales by 15 to 15,890.

Scotland

NHS Scotland has reported that due to a technical issue the number of deaths on Saturday are not yet available.

They confirmed nine new cases of the virus.

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland has not yet released its figures.