The number of people who have died in UK hospitals after contracting coronavirus is now 17,337. The death toll has increased by 828 from 16,509 at the same point yesterday, according to the latest update from the Department of Health.
The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus has risen by 4,301 to 129,044 from 124,743 at the same point yesterday. A total of 535,342 tests have now been conducted, with 18,206 concluding yesterday.
Downing Street said today that the UK now had capacity to carry out 39,250 tests a day. NHS England announced 778 new deaths of people who tested positive for Covid-19, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 15,607.
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