UK toll from confirmed COVID-19 cases rises to 44,602, up 85

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. Steve Parsons/Pool via REUTERS

The United Kingdom's death toll from confirmed cases of COVID-19 rose to 44,602 on Thursday, up 85 on the previous day, the government said.

Including suspected cases, more than 55,000 people have died, according to a recent Reuters tally of official data sources.

(Reporting by Andy Bruce; Editing by Alistair Smout)