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The number of people who have died in the UK after testing positive for coronavirus has risen to 34,796 – an increase of 160 over 24 hours.
Since the end of April, the government’s daily announcement has included people in care homes and the community, rather than just in hospital, who have died.
But only those who had tested positive for Covid-19 are included, meaning anyone who died with a suspected case won’t be recorded.
The figures cover the period up to 5pm on Sunday.
It comes after the number of people who have died in hospitals across the UK, as well as care homes in Wales, after contracting the virus rose by 134 in 24 hours.
The increase consists of 122 hospital patients in England, two people in Scotland, six in Northern Ireland, and four hospital patients and care home residents in Wales.
Meanwhile, as of 9am on Monday, 1,887,051 people have been tested for coronavirus, with 246,406 coming back positive.
According to data published by NHS England, the people whose deaths were most recently registered were aged 47 and 100. Seven patients, aged between 50 and 85, had no known underlying health conditions.
A spokesperson for NHS England cautioned that the Covid Patient Notification System – used to register the deaths – did not operate “for a period of time” on Saturday, which could reflect in the lower number of deaths reported on Sunday and Monday.
