UK coronavirus death toll reaches 11,329

By , K24 Digital
On Mon, 13 Apr, 2020 18:33 | < 1 min read
Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson, the highest-profile leader to contract the virus, voiced confidence that Britain would beat the pandemic in a candid video message after he was discharged from hospital. PHOTO | AFP
Boris Johnson, the highest-profile leader to contract the virus, voiced confidence that Britain would beat the pandemic in a candid video message after he was discharged from hospital. PHOTO | AFP

The number of people who have died in the UK after being hospitalised and testing positive for coronavirus has now reached 11,329.

The government's department for health and social care said it is a rise of 717 from Easter Sunday's total.

England sees 667 more coronavirus deaths

A further 667 people who tested positive for coronavirus in England have died, NHS England says. This brings the total number of deaths in hospitals in England to 10,261.

Of the figure, 118 of the new deaths happened on 12 April with the rest taking place between 1 April and 11 April.

A total of 575 patients have died in Scotland after testing positive for coronavirus, up by nine from 566 on Sunday.

In Wales, there have been a 15 further deaths of people who tested positive for Covid-19, taking the number of deaths to 384.

Six further people have died in Northern Ireland after testing positive for the virus, taking the total there up to 124.