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The number of people who have died in the UK after testing positive for coronavirus has risen to 35,704 – an increase of 363 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 Tuesday.
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 235 in 24 hours.
That increase consisted of 166 in England, 50 in Scotland, 14 in Wales and five in Northern Ireland.
Meanwhile, as of 9am on Wednesday, 248,293 people have been tested for coronavirus, with 2,472 in the last day coming back positive out of 177,216 tests.
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