A further twelve people have died in the UK after testing positive for coronavirus.
The Government said that a total 41,381 people have died in the UK within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19, as of 5pm on Monday. These figures include people in all settings: hospitals, care homes and the wider community.
A further 1,089 lab-confirmed cases of the coronavirus have been recorded in the UK, taking the total cases to 320,286.
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.
It comes after UK regional authorities said earlier that six people had died in hospitals after testing positive for coronavirus, bringing the total fatalities in hospitals to 34,104.
Five of the people who died were in England, while one was in Northern Ireland. Scotland and Wales both announced no new deaths.
The new deaths in England bring the total number of confirmed reported hospital fatalities to 29,465, NHS England said on Tuesday.
The patients were aged between 64 and 86, and all had known underlying health conditions. No deaths were reported in the Midlands, North East, Yorkshire or South West regions.
Another two deaths were reported with no positive Covid-19 test result.
Public Health Wales announced another 24 coronavirus cases in Wales, while First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said a further 49 people had tested positive in Scotland.
The daily updates given by regional authorities differ from the figures announced later in the day by the Government, as they only include deaths in hospitals.
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The news came as beauty salons, nail bars, and tattoo studios in Leicester were told they could open from Wednesday with local lockdown measures being eased , although gatherings in private homes will still be banned.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the rate of coronavirus infection “has now dropped to a safe enough level” to allow more businesses to reopen.
Guidance for music venues and theatres to remain closed will also be dropped. However, restrictions on gatherings in private homes and gardens will remain in place “to further bring down the rate of infection”.