UK records second highest ever daily death toll as a further people 1,162 die

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direct to your inboxThe UK has recorded its second highest daily death toll.A further 1,162 people have died within 28 days of testing positive for coronavirus, bringing the death toll to 79,508, according to the Department of Health.It is the highest daily death toll since since April 21 when 1,224 deaths were recorded.Recent figures have been affected by a lag in the publication of data and will contain some deaths that took place over the Christmas and New Year period that have only just been reported.Separate figures published by the UK’s statistics agencies for deaths where Covid-19 has been mentioned on the death certificate, together with additional data on deaths that have occurred in recent days, show there have now been 94,000.