UK coronavirus cases jump by nearly 17,000 as death toll up by 67

Nearly 17,000 new coronavirus cases have been recorded across the UK overnight.

The Government said that, as of 9am on Sunday, a further 16,982 lab-confirmed cases of Covid-19 had been confirmed.

It brings the total number of infections reported since the start of the pandemic to 722,409.

Meanwhile, the Department of Health (DHSC) said a further 67 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for the disease.

This brings the official death toll to 43,646.

However, separate figures published by the Office for National Statistics show there have now been more than 58,500 deaths registered in the UK where the virus was mentioned on the death certificate.

It comes as Britain's hospital death toll rose by 69 – the biggest increase on a Sunday since early June.

Hospital fatalities are reported separately from the DHSC figures, which is why there is a discrepancy in the two numbers.

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