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Neil Murphy

UK coronavirus deaths up by 15 as death toll in all settings hits 42,647

UK coronavirus deaths have risen by 15, the Department of Health said today.

That means the death toll in all settings - including care homes - is now at 42,647.

The hospital death toll now stands at a grim 32,836 across the country, according to figures released today.

NHS England said that seven people had died in the Midlands while just one patient died in London.

Yesterday it was confirmed that 43 people had died in all settings, a slight increase on the week before.

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The totals on Sundays and Mondays tend to be lower due to delays in reporting during the weekends.

Hospitals in Scotland, Northern Ireland and London recorded no new deaths on Sunday, as the rate of new infections appeared to plateaued.

The World Health Organisation has announced a record increase in global coronavirus cases (Getty Images)

The World Health Organisation has announced a record increase in global coronavirus cases, with the total rising by 183,020 in just 24 hours.

The biggest increase was from North and South America with over 116,000 new cases, according to a daily report.

Total global cases are now over 8.7 million with more than 461,000 deaths, according to the WHO.

The previous record for new cases was 181,232 on June 18.

Last week, officials warned the coronavirus pandemic is still accelerating.

"The world is in a new and dangerous phase," Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a virtual briefing from WHO headquarters in Geneva.

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