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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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UK coronavirus hospital death toll reaches 15,464

A total of 15,464 people have now died in hospital after testing positive for coronavirus in the UK.

The latest Department of Health and Social Care figures show another 888 more people had died as of 5pm on Friday compared to the previous day.

So far, 357,023 people have been tested for Covid-19, including 114,217  people who have tested positive.

The figures do not include the number of infections in care homes, which Number 10 said stood at 2,987 as of Tuesday.

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