UK coronavirus death toll increases by 121 to 36,793 as downward trend continues
by Dave BurkeThe UK's coronavirus death toll has risen to 36,914 after a further 121 fatalities were confirmed.
The Department of Health figure includes deaths in in hospitals, care homes and the wider community after testing positive for coronavirus as of 5pm yesterday.
Earlier today health authorities in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland confirmed 77 hospital deaths - the lowest number since the lockdown began on March 23.
In England, those who died were aged between 44 and 98 years old.
In the 24-hour period up to 9am on Monday, 73,726 tests were carried out or dispatched, with 1,625 positive results.
Overall a total of 3,532,634 tests have been carried out and 261,184 cases have been confirmed positive.
Authorities have provided a regional breakdown of hospital deaths in the UK:
- East of England - 10
- London - 4
- Midlands - 15
- North East & Yorkshire - 13
- North West - 8
- South East - 5
- South West - 4
- Scotland - 3
- Northern Ireland - 8
- Wales - 7
In England 25,751 people have now died in hospitals, an increase of 59 over yesterday's 25,692 total.
A total of 2,273 people have died of Covid-19 in Scottish hospitals, up three from 2,270 yesterday.
In Northern Ireland 514 fatalities are confirmed in hospitals, an increase of eight in the past day.
In Wales a further seven people lost their lives to the disease, adding to yesterday's hospital total of 1,267 so far.