UK coronavirus hospital death toll rises by 10

No new deaths have been reported in Wales
Imogen Braddick2 September 2020

The number of people who have died in the UK after contracting coronavirus has risen by 10, the Department of Health and Social Care said.

It means Britain's total death toll, within 28 days of a positive Covid-19 test, now stands at 41,514. This covers fatalities in all settings, including care homes.

A further seven people have died in hospitals in England, NHS England said.

Three of the deaths were reported in the Midlands, two in the north west, one in the south east, and one in the east of England.

One more confirmed coronavirus patient has died in Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon said, bringing the total number of fatalities to 2,495.

Speaking in the Scottish Parliament, the First Minister said 20,788 people have tested positive for coronavirus in Scotland, up by 156 from 20,632 the day before.

Some 86 of these new cases are in Greater Glasgow and Clyde, where restrictions where reintroduced last night.

There are 258 people in hospital with confirmed or suspected Covid-19, a decrease of six in 24 hours.

Of these patients, five were in intensive care, down one.

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In Wales, there have been no further reported deaths of people who tested positive for coronavirus, health officials said.

The total number of deaths since the beginning of the pandemic remains at 1,596.

Public Health Wales said the total number of Covid-19 cases in the country had increased by 42, bringing the revised confirmed cases to 18,105.

Meanwhile, two further deaths were reported in Northern Ireland on Wednesday, bringing the total to 562.

Another 71 people have also tested positive for Covid-19, the Department of Health said.

Some 463 new cases of the virus have been detected in the last seven days, bringing the total in the region to 7,365.