A further 693 people died of coronavirus across the UK yesterday.

The figure includes a further 453 deaths which were recorded in hospitals over the past 24 hours as well as the figures from care homes and the wider community and brings the death toll to 29,427.

Meanwhile it’s been reported that the UK has the highest Covid-19 death toll in Europe after data from the Office For National Statistics put the number at around 32,000

This includes the number of people suspected to have had coronavirus but not confirmed.

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