UK coronavirus hospital deaths up by 7 in lowest Tuesday rise in lockdown

mirror.co.uk:

The UK's coronavirus death toll has gone up by seven - the lowest increase on a Tuesday since the country was plunged into lockdown in March.

England reported six new deaths and Wales had one. Northern Ireland reported new new deaths for the 22nd consecutive day, while Scotland had no new deaths for the 19th straight day.

On recent Tuesdays, 12 deaths were announced on July 28, 15 on July 21, 28 on July 14 and 40 on July 7. The Government's official death toll of 46,210 in all settings, including care homes, will be updated later.

However, the true toll is now believed to be 56,651 - 10,000 more than the Government's tally - based on fatalities registered in the UK where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate, including suspected