The United Kingdom’s coronavirus death toll has risen to more than 14,576 after 847 people died in hospitals across the country within the last 24 hours.
The previous day there were 861 deaths and last week the UK death toll peaked at 980.
The National Health Service says 30 of the latest victims had no underlying health conditions. Lockdown measures in Britain have been extended in a bid to subdue the outbreak. Image: Associated Press
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