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Katy Clifton, Kit Heren

UK's coronavirus death toll jumps by 717 as total passes 11,000

An ambulance is seen outside the NHS Nightingale Hospital (Picture: REUTERS)

The number of people who have died with coronavirus in UK hospitals has jumped by 717.

The latest figures bring the UK death toll to 11,329 as of 5pm on Sunday, the Department of Health said.

As of 9am on Monday, 290,720 people have been tested of which 88,621 tested positive for Covid-19.

Overall, 367,667 tests have concluded, with 14,506 tests carried out on Sunday. The test figures exclude Northern Ireland.

NHS staff wearing protective equipment against coronavirus (Getty Images)

NHS England announced on Monday that its number of fatalities had jumped by 667, bringing its toll alone to above 10,000.

Of the 667 new deaths announced for England, 118 occurred on April 12 while 537 took place between April 1 and April 11.

The other deaths were from last month, with the earliest on March 26.

It can often take days or weeks to report the number of people who have died after contracting coronavirus.

This is because of the time needed for people to be confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 and for post-mortems to take place.

Meanwhile Wales has reported 313 more cases of Covid-19, bringing the overall total to 5,610.

Fifteen more people have died in Welsh hospitals after contracting the virus.

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Dr Robin Howe of Public Health Wales said: “We offer our condolences to families and friends affected, and we ask those reporting on the situation to respect patient confidentiality.”

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