A further 163 people in England, who tested positive for the Coronavirus (Covid-19) have died – bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths there to 32,647

The UK’s coronavirus hospital death toll has risen by 202 as England’s cases jump to 51,900 a day.

A further 163 people in England, who tested positive for the Coronavirus (Covid-19) have died – bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 32,647.

Patients were aged between 42 and 100 years old. All except four (aged 60 to 90 years old) had known underlying health conditions.

Scotland recorded 28 new deaths and 1,281 new positive cases, and Wales recorded 11 – with a rise of 1,737 new cases.

Northern Ireland’s figures are expected later this afternoon.

ONS figures for England show one in 96 people in England are estimated to have coronavirus, according to the latest official infections data.