The UK coronavirus hospital death toll has increased by 250 ahead of the announcement of Boris Johnson's 'Covid winter plan'.
Today's death toll is the highest Sunday increase since May 3, when 358 deaths were recorded. In England, the number of new coronavirus hospital deaths was 222, Scotland recorded seven fatalities, Wales had 11 more deaths and Northern Ireland said 10 more people died in hospital.
Last Sunday the hospital death toll rose by 168. The previous Sunday, November 8, another 161 patients died, and the Sunday before that, November 1, there were 137 deaths.
Yesterday the number of UK coronavirus hospital deaths rose by 391 in the highest Saturday increase since May. In England's hospitals a further 316 died of coronavirus,
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