Coronavirus death toll hits 41,499 with one more death recorded in UK – the lowest since early March – as number of new cases rises by 1,715
- NHS services across the UK have confirmed one further coronavirus death
- Scotland had no new deaths for the fourth consecutive day but saw a large increase in cases
The Government said 41,499 people had died in the UK within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Sunday, an increase of one on the day before.
Separate figures published by the UK’s statistics agencies show there have now been 57,200 deaths registered in the UK where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate.
The Government also said that as of 9am on Sunday, there had been a further 1,715 lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus. Overall, 334,467 cases have been confirmed.
The Government said 41,499 people had died in the UK within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Sunday, an increase of one on the day before
There were no new deaths in Scotland for the fourth consecutive day, but its highest tally of new cases in the past week. Wales and Northern Ireland each had no new fatalities for the third straight day.
On recent Sundays, the toll increased by three on August 23, four the previous Sunday, down from 10 the Sunday before that.
The highest Sunday total of hospital deaths since the start of the pandemic was 710, on April 12.
Scotland reported no new deaths from coronavirus, but 123 new cases, taking the total number of positive infections to 20,318.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon told the public not to be alarmed as the number of people in hospital due to Covid-19 rose by three to 258, with five people in intensive care, a rise of two from the previous day.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon told the public not to be alarmed as the number of people in hospital due to Covid-19 rose by three to 258
But she did add that the cases would be carefully examined and were of course ‘a worry.’
‘123 Covid cases reported today,’ she tweeted. ‘The circumstances and any connections/patterns are being closely examined, and Test & Protect is working hard to break transmission chains. While the increase is of course a worry, it is important to note that the positivity rate remains below 1%.’
Another 49 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in Northern Ireland in the past 24 hours, the nation’s Department of Health said. No new deaths were reported, leaving the total at 560.
A total of 3,400 people have been tested for Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, with 49 testing positive.
The total number of people diagnosed with the virus now stands at 7,187.
Figures from the Department of Health show that 17 patients with Covid-19 are in hospital, with two remaining in intensive care.
Since the outbreak of Covid-19 in Northern Ireland six months ago, a total of 225,460 people have been tested for the virus.
Figures show that there are currently 15 active outbreak in care homes. A total of 180 outbreaks in care homes have been closed.
There were a total of 452 new cases recorded last week and 817 in the last two weeks. Belfast has the highest number of positive Covid-19 cases across Northern Ireland with a total of 1,732 cases reported since the outbreak.