UK death toll rises by 439 to 5,373
A total of 5,373 patients have died in UK hospitals after testing positive for coronavirus, a rise of 439 in 24 hours.
The rate of new deaths, which are from 5pm on Saturday to 5pm on Sunday, is slightly lower than the daily death tolls at the end of last week.
Between Thursday evening and Friday evening, 684 people died. The Department of Health said that as of 9am on Monday, 208,837 people had been tested, 51,608 of whom had tested positive.
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