The UK's harrowing coronavirus death total continues to rise with more 464 deaths confirmed to have occured in hospitals across the country.
A total of 25,678 patients have now died in hospitals across the UK.
Of these, 236 lost their lives in May while 131 died in April and 16 in March.
The Covid-19 deaths in hospital toll now stands at 22,432 in England.
A further 18 people have died in hospitals in Wales, where the Covid-19 death toll now stands at 1,062.
Earlier today, Nicola Sturgeon said 1,762 patients had now died in Scotland after testing positive for coronavirus, up by 59 from 1,703 on Wednesday.
The latest deaths continue to adds to the UK's grim total, which is currently the worst in Europe and second worst in the world.
Despite these additional deaths, the government is expected to lift some of the lockdown restriction placed on the country from Monday onwards.
Boris Johnson will address the nation on Sunday evening to lay out a roadmap for how changes may be made.
There are many people who fear that easing restrictions too early could result in a devastating second spike of the virus.
That appears to include Scotland First Minister Nicola Sturgeon who today warned that abandoning the stay at home message could be 'catastrophic.'
