UK coronavirus death toll rises by 77
manchestereveningnews.co.ukcoronavirus.It is the lowest number of daily coronavirus deaths since lockdown began - however previous weeks have shown a lag in the recording of deaths at weekends.The total number of people who have died in hospitals, care homes and tHe wider community with the virus as risen to 40,542.In the 24-hour period up to 9am on Sunday, 142,143 tests were carried out or dispatched with 1,326 positive results.A total of 5,581,073 tests have now been carried out with 286,194 cases confirmed positive.The Department of Health's death toll includes people who died in hospitals as well as in the wider community - but it does not include suspected cases of Covid-19, only confirmed ones.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your.
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