UK coronavirus cases surge by 2,621 as death toll rises by nine

Coronavirus cases in the UK have surged by more than 2,600 as the death toll rose by nine.

Public Health England (PHE) said that as of 9am on Monday, there had been a further 2,621 lab-confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the UK.

The number of Britons to contract the virus since the start of the outbreak now stands at 371,125.

A further nine people died of the virus across all settings within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Monday. This brings the UK total to 41,637.

Separate figures published by the UK’s statistics agencies show there have now been 57,400 deaths registered in the UK where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate.

In Northern Ireland there were 109 new infections in the last 24-hour reporting period.

There were two further deaths from Covid-19 reported over the weekend, said the Department of Health has said.

The death toll in Northern Ireland recorded by the department now stands at 570.

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