UK coronavirus death toll rises by 18 as 1,288 new cases are confirmed

The death toll has risen by seven
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Imogen Braddick22 August 2020

The number of people who have died after contracting coronavirus in the UK has risen by 18.

The Government said 41,423 people had died in the UK within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Saturday, an increase of 18 on the day before.

It also said that as of 9am on Saturday, there had been a further 1,288 lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus. Overall, 324,601 cases have been confirmed.

Separate figures published by the UK’s statistics agencies show there have now been 57,000 deaths registered in the UK where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate.

Regionally, NHS England announced the deaths of six patients in hospitals in England in the last 24 hours.

Two deaths were recorded in the north east and Yorkshire, two in the south east, one in the east of England, and one in the north west.

No further deaths have been reported in Scotland, health officials said, but 123 new cases have been confirmed.

The total number of cases now stands at 19,728, while the death toll remains at 2,492.

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Health officials in Wales said there has been one reported death in the last 24 hours.

The total number of deaths in Wales since the beginning of the pandemic remains at 1,589.

Public Health Wales said the total number of Covid-19 cases in the country had increased by 34, bringing the revised confirmed cases to 17,673.

In Northern Ireland, another 71 people have tested positive for coronavirus, the Department of Health said, bringing the total to 6,647.

It did not announce any new deaths.