Six-Week-Old Baby Among 404 More Coronavirus Deaths Recorded Across The UK In 24 Hours

The latest figures were published on Friday.
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A six-week-old baby is among 404 more people who have died in UK hospitals after contracting coronavirus over the last 24 hours.

The increase consists of 322 in England, 49 in Scotland, 5 in Northern Ireland and 28 in Wales.

Patients were aged between six weeks and 103 years old. 22 of the 332 patients (aged between 40 and 96 years old) had no known underlying health condition.

So far, no UK-wide figures from the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) have been released, so the total is taken from each nation’s individual reporting.

It brings the working total to 31,019

But the government tally, when it is released later today, will be significantly higher as it includes deaths in care homes and the community. Here’s a quick primer on what all the different numbers mean and how to understand them.

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