Lowest Saturday increase since lockdown began as 128 new coronavirus deaths recorded
manchestereveningnews.co.ukcoronavirus has increased by 128 - the lowest rise on a Saturday during lockdown so far. The Department of Health said 42,589 people had died in hospitals, care homes and the wider community after testing positive for coronavirus in the UK - up by 128 from 42,461 the day before.The government figures do not include suspected deaths from Covid-19.The true death toll is now thought to have passed 53,000.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very simply by following the instructions hereToday's update gives the lowest rise on a Saturday since 56 deaths were announced on March 21, three days before the UK went into lockdown.Yesterday, 230,550 tests were carried out.
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