Another 861 people have died in British hospitals after contracting coronavirus, taking the UK death toll to 13,729, the Department of Health (DoH) has confirmed.
Today’s jump in deaths is another huge daily increase, following a rise of 761 yesterday and 778 on Tuesday.
The toll was updated after England recorded another 740 deaths. Scotland reported 80 deaths, while 32 were recorded in Wales and 18 in Northern Ireland. The combined daily increase from the four nations comes to 870, which is 9 higher than the number – 861 – later released by the DoH this afternoon.
There is also a difference in the DoH’s death toll – 13,729 – and the combined figure from England (12,396), Scotland (779), Wales (495), and Northern Ireland (158), which is 99 higher at 13,828. The government has said this difference is because each devolved authority often makes amendments to their own data after reporting deaths to the DoH each day.
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