BREAKING: UK coronavirus death toll reaches 40,883 after another 286 people die
Another 286 people have died after testing positive forThe country’s death toll now stands at 40,883 as of Tuesday, said health officials. The figures include data from across all settings, including in hospitals and care homes.
As of 9am on June 9, there have been 5,870,506 tests, with 102,930 tests on June 8. The number of people who have tested positive is 289,140.after another 55 people were reported to have died. But figures are often lower on Mondays following reporting lags at the weekend due to smaller teams.The Department of Health said it has temporarily paused reporting on the number of people tested to ensure consistent reporting, as revisions are currently being made to historical data.
Of these, 1,822 mentioned ‘novel coronavirus ’, the lowest number of deaths involving the disease in the last eight weeks. It accounted for 18.5% of all fatalities – 767 fewer than the previous week. The ONS say 46,421 died from the disease in England and Wales in the week up to May 29, which combined stats in Scotland and Northern Ireland brings the UK total up to 51,089. This number will have increased today as the statistics were based on figures from Monday.
Fewer than a fifth of deaths registered in England and Wales during the week ending May 29 were related to coronavirus. This is the lowest level since the week the lockdown began.
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