The number of people who have died in the UK after testing positive for coronavirus has risen by 48 to 281.
The number of infections has risen by 635 in 24 hours to 5,683, the Department of Health said.in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland - taking the UK total to 244.
There have been seven fatalities in Wales over the last 24 hours, taking its total to 12 and a further three in Scotland, where the number of deaths overall now stands at 10.Meanwhile, an elderly patient with an underlying medical condition has become the second person to die in Northern Ireland after testing positive for
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