Coronavirus in numbers: UK death toll reaches 94,580

The Government said a further 1,290 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Thursday, bringing the UK total to 94,580. Separate figures published by the UK’s statistics agencies for deaths where Covid-19 has been mentioned on the death certificate, together with additional data on deaths that have occurred in recent days, show there have now been 111,000 deaths involving Covid-19 in the UK.