UK coronavirus death toll passes 16,000

The UK coronavirus death toll today surpassed 16,000 as fatalities increased by 596.

Health authorities confirmed 16,060 people had died in hospitals across the country as infections rose by 5,850 to 120,067.

The daily death figures are generally lower on the weekends.

However, the rise in infection rates continues to be one of the highest yet.

The death toll included another 41 fatalities in Wales, bringing its total to 575, while Scotland's toll increased by 10 to 903.

Northern Ireland's death toll increased by one to a total of 194.

England recorded a further 482 deaths in 24 hours, including patients aged between 34 and 104-years-old. Six of the latest fatalities, including a 52-year-old, had no known underlying health conditions. _Agencies


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