UK COVID-19 deaths from confirmed cases rise by 11 to 44,830

FILE PHOTO: Nurses care for a patient in an Intensive Care ward treating victims of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Frimley Park Hospital in Surrey, Britain, May 22, 2020. Picture taken May 22, 2020. Steve Parsons/Pool via REUTERS

The United Kingdom's death toll from confirmed cases of COVID-19 rose to 44,830, up 11 on the previous day, the government said on Monday.

The increase in the daily number of deaths is the lowest since early-March, although a lower number of deaths is generally reported during the weekend.

(Reporting by Paul Sandle)