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Manchester Evening News
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Saffron Otter

The number of people who have died after testing positive for Coronavirus in the UK has risen by 100

The number of people who have died after testing positive for coronavirus has now reached 43,514.

The figure is up by 100 from the day before at 43,414, and includes people that have died in hospitals, care homes and the wider community.

The Department of Health said: "As of 9am 27 June, there have been 9,067,577 tests, with 155,359 tests on 26 June. 310,250 people have tested positive.

"As of 5pm on 26 June, of those tested positive for coronavirus, across all settings, 43,514 have sadly died."

A further 78 people who tested positive for coronavirus have died in hospital in England, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 28,635, NHS England said.

Patients were aged between 56 and 97 years old. Two patients, aged 73 and 96, had no known underlying health conditions.

Furthermore, there have been no deaths of people who tested positive for coronavirus in Scotland for a second day running.

And five more people with coronavirus have died in Wales, taking the total to 1,502.

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